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Where to Buy Grocery Online in Dhaka during Quarantine?
The recent Coronavirus pandemic has expanded throughout about 177 countries around the world. The cure of the life-threatening COVID-19 disease – caused by Coronavirus – is yet to reach the shelves of your nearby medical store. The numbers of newly affected cases and death tolls are still risking the existence of humankind on earth. In this wake, the Government of Bangladesh has closed educational institutes, offices, and supermarkets to impose complete lockdown in the whole country.
Though you don’t need to go out for attaining office, you need to buy groceries to stay alive. While staying at home under lockdown situation you may live on your stocked food at home. But what if you run out of groceries? Some local grocery shops might be left open but stepping out of the home might risk your life. But you can’t starve until the Coronavirus disaster ends. Now, what’s the way out? Don’t worry! In this article, we will introduce you to some online grocery shops from where you can buy groceries and receive home delivery service within Dhaka.
Chaldal
Chaldal.com is one of the most popular grocery based e-commerce websites in Bangladesh. In 2015, Forbes magazine chose this Bangladeshi e-commerce venture under its list of top 10 worldwide startups. Chaldal got huge customer appreciation for their user-friendly website. You can even login using your Facebook ID or mobile number.
Chaldal Grocery is enriched with a variety of products like fruits, vegetables, breakfast items, beverages, meat, fish, snacks, dairy, frozen and canned food, bread, bakery, baking tools, cooking utensils, diabetic food, etc. Besides grocery, you can also order other kinds of essential products like cleaning tools, home appliances, beauty products, baby food, pet food, etc.
Chaldal is currently offering its service within Dhaka city. The ordering process is quite easy. You can also utilize their ‘Livechat’ option for any query. For your first order, you will get 3% discount. You can unlock the 4% discount offer after completion of your 4th order. When your online shopping spree with Chaldal continues further, you reach the 6% discount milestone after the 6th order. Besides this, Chaldal regularly offers a bunch of products under discounted prices.
You need to pay TK 49 as delivery charge for any order below TK 300. If your grocery bill exceeds TK 300 then the delivery charge would shrink at TK 29.
Shwapno
Shwapno is one of the most prominent retail super chains in Bangladesh. They have more than hundreds of outlets in and around Dhaka. ACI Logistics launched the retail chain Shwapno in 2008 with the mission “best price with quality and value”. The journey of Shwapno continues with opening new outlets from one area to another gracefully.
Thankfully Shwapno has launched its online grocer site, where you can order products online and enjoy free home delivery service. When you are short of grocery and other emergency goods in your quarantine days, Shwapno Online Grocer can be your delivery angel!
Shwapno online store owns a large collection of groceries. Here you can buy fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, bread, biscuits, cakes, milk, dairy products, snacks, instant food items, drinks, cooking tools, baby food, pet food, etc. Other than food items, Shwapno online store sells a wide variety of products including bags, electronic gear, home appliances, etc.
Currently, the home delivery service of Shwapno is limited to several places under Dhaka including Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Uttara, Banani, Banasri and Moghbazar. Shawno out wins its competitors by offering home delivery service at free of cost. But you have to place an order for minimum TK400 (including VAT) to enjoy the home delivery service from this online retail store. However, unlike the other eCommerce shops, you can’t place a low price order in Shwapno online store which can be a deal-breaker for many customers. Besides cash-on-delivery, you can pay your bill through e-payment systems like debit and credit cards.
KhaasFood
Khaas food is another promising online grocer in Bangladesh where you can buy pure and fresh edible products. Khaas food aims to promote a healthy food habit. The KhassFood online site presents an easy-to-navigate, simple and user-friendly design. The grocery collection of Khaas food includes rice, puffed rice, chira, milk, Fruits, organic tea, fruit juice, fresh Ghee, dates, different kind of spices, Dry Fish, oil, shemai, honey, jelly, Juice chatni, chickpeas, and many more food items.
You can pay through bKash mobile wallet, Credit card, Debit card and Cash on Delivery. To avail the cash on delivery service within Dhaka city you have to pay TK 50. Khaas food sends product through courier service for customers living outside Dhaka. In that case, the delivery charge may range from TK 100-150 depending on their locality. Khaas food has a great product return policy. If you receive any faulty product inform them within 24 hours and return the product to their office with 7-days. You can also order products from overseas, but the delivery place must be located within Bangladesh.
Dokani
Though not highly advertised like the other giant e-commerce websites of Bangladesh, the Dokani online grocer site has won the hearts of many customers in Bangladesh. Dokani is a must-visit grocer for those who love to eat fishes of various kinds. Dokani provides home delivery service for some selected areas with Dhaka city including Banani, Banani DOHS, Bashundhara R/A, Baridhara, Baridhara DOHS, Gulshan 1, Gulshan 2, and, Niketon. You can pay the bill via bKash, DBBL, Ukash, Master Card, Visa, or cash on delivery.
Some Other Online Groceries in Bangladesh:
- bikroy.com/en/ads/bangladesh/essentials
- ajkerdeal.com/category/essentials
- e-freshstore.com
Online Shops for Buying Fish and Meat:
Don't forget to add some protein into your everyday diet to boost your immunity against coronavirus 2019. Here goes some online shops where you can order fish and meat.
Online Shops for Buying Fruits and Vegetables:
Vitamin C is another great element that strengthens the immune system of a human body. You need to eat fruits and vegetables that are enriched in diverse vitamins especially C. Let's see some online shops that sell fruits and vegetables.
- deshibazar.shop/product-category/fruits-and-vegetables
Online Shops to Buy Pet Food:
If you are looking for an online shop to get food for your adorable pet, check the following websites.
- daraz.com.bd/pet-supplies-shop
Bottom Line
The Government of Bangladesh is urging the citizens of the country to stay at home to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19 disease. During the quarantine period, online grocers can save you from the hazard of going outside home and looking for shops. However, due to the lockdown situation, the delivery may be delayed. It would be wise to contact the relevant online stores to get assurance about the delivery time before you place an order. Happy Shopping!
Read: Online Pharmacy: Where to Buy Medicine in Dhaka during Coronavirus Home Quarantine.
Also Read: Coronavirus Home Quarantine: How to keep the Elderly People Engaged.
Coronavirus Home Quarantine: How to keep the Elderly People Engaged
Coronavirus outbreak is still risking the existence of humankind in different countries around the world. Like the other countries of world, our Government has asked general people to stay at home quarantine for a certain period to prevent the contagion of COVID-19 disease. Home quarantine might feel like a holiday initially, but when it extends beyond a week, it might feel like a prison unless you find some ways to keep the mind engaged.
In a typical day, some elderly people love to go for an evening-walk; some enjoys meeting their same-aged friends in a cafe or tea stall; some visit local library; while some senior citizens travel across the town to manage the perfect seed for their garden. Home quarantine prohibits them doing their favorite activities. Unlike youngsters, the old people have limited options for recreation during home quarantine. Read this article if you are looking for ways to keep the elderly members your family occupied during the quarantine period.
Doing Exercise, Yoga and Meditation
Considering the level of physical strength of your elderly family members, you can persuade them in doing some morning exercises and workouts. Furthermore, you can teach your parents and other senior relatives some Yoga poses which will make them feel better both physically and emotionally. If workouts seem difficult for their old bodies you can motivate them in practicing meditation which will pacify their mind releasing anxieties caused by coronavirus pandemic.
Reading Books
By the wings of imagination, humankind can travel beyond their home, country, region or even universe. Unlike the internet-freak current young generation, most of the elderly persons get immense pleasure in reading books. You can buy your senior family members some novels written by their favorite writers. What is more? You can also hearten your adorable parents to read bed time stories to their grandchildren which can make them feel blissful.
Story Telling Session
People get old with memories – composed of success, failure, joy and sorrows – which can be a pathway of learning for their descendants. Our aged family members have always something useful to teach us through the lens of their own life-experience. You can inspire the elderly members to share their memories with the young members of your family. If you have kids at home, you can fix a story telling session, when the grandparent will tell fairy tales or real-life stories to their grand children. It will strengthen the bonding between young and old souls of your family which is very essential to make their quarantine period pleasant.
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Doing Indoor Sports
The old people who love outdoor sports like Golf, but are now getting bored inside home due to coronavirus, can play indoor games. To allow your elder parents some fun activities, you can bring several family members to play carom board game, chess game or ludu game. If you have enough space at home, arrange an indoor ping pong table, or indoor table tennis table which will boost up the physical strength of your elderly parents in addition to making them cheer up.
Writing a Diary
Wring special feelings, and/or day to day memories is another great way to release the Coronavirus stress. Why don’t you encourage the elderly family members to start writing a diary? It will not only keep their mind occupied but also prevent them from the urge of going outside home to kill their loneliness.
Caring Indoor Plants
If you have a space in your roof or balcony with enough sunlight exposure, plant some trees. And ask for help to your elderly parents in watering those plants regularly. Thus you can help them find a new way to shower their love and care to a living being.
Watching Old Classic Movies
The senior citizens rarely find interest in playing video games. Rather they love to watch movies. To escape the anxiety due to the current epidemic of COVID-19 disease, you can persuade your old parents and relative not to watch the news all day long. Instead, you can select them some classic movies which can keep them smiling like old times.
Trying What Works for Them
Every individual has different personality traits. You can encourage your elderly parents trying creative things depending on their special individual interest. For instance, your mother can find joy in trying a new recipe; while your old man may enjoy making his grand kid a paper toy. In simple words, support them in trying things which can make them happy. And let them doing what really works for them.
Read: How to Keep Your Childer Occupied during Coronavirus Home Quarantine.
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Tortoise lays 21 eggs in Sundarban’s Karamjal
A rare species of tortoise known as 'Batagur Baska' laid 21 eggs at Tortoise Breeding Centre at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre of the Sundarbans under Khulna district.
Md Azad Kabir, in-charge of the breeding centre, said Batagur Baska laid 21 eggs on Friday morning on the edge of a pond.
The eggs look like that of ducks, he said, adding that they were trying to hatch these eggs naturally by putting it on sand and supervising the temperature constantly.
It will take 65-67 days to hatch the eggs, Kabir added.
According to information from the Forest Department, Batagur Baska laid a total of 197 eggs since 2017.
Altogether 110 tortoises were hatched at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre until 2019, while three tortoises among those died in Indian and Bangladesh territories, the sources said.
The Tortoise Breeding Centre was set up in 2014 in Karamjal and eight rare tortoises of Batagur Baska species were released in a pond.
Mohammad Belayet Hossain, divisional forest officer of the Sundarbans East Zone, said there are 252 Batagur Baska tortoises at the breeding centre right now. Of them, 23, including four female ones, are adult.
Ten more tortoises of this species will be released in the Sundarbans, he added.
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Digital Healthcare launches free online coronavirus symptom checkup
Bangladeshi healthcare company Digital Healthcare Solutions has launched a Coronavirus symptom check online.
It is available free of cost. Anybody can go to their site (https://coronachecker.dh.health/) and give his or her present basic health information and get an assessment of whether one is at risk of infection by the virus or not.
This is developed in Bangladesh by Digital Healthcare Solutions (DH), a Grameen social business company, which was previously known as Telenor Health.
It is offering digital healthcare services for the last four years and has a client base of over five million, said a media release on Thursday.
Through this announcement, DH encourages each person to spend 40 seconds every day to do the check to make sure things are same as on previous days.
“Corona Symptom Checker” (https://coronachecker.dh.health/) empowers everyone by offering a smart solution for self-assessment of the symptoms one might have and whether those are related to COVID-19.
Coronavirus can even be particularly deadly for elderly people, or those with preexisting diseases, if not addressed at the right time.
This symptom checker incorporates the latest medical insights from NHS UK, CDC in the USA, and DGHS of Bangladesh and enables anyone, sitting at home, to conduct a risk analysis check in less than a minute.
DH explains that the purpose of its symptom checker is to help users make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care, and it is not intended for the full diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19.
The online tool asks a series of questions to establish the level of illness being experienced by the user and directs them with appropriate recommendations as per DGHS and IEDCR guidelines.
Recommendations range from calling the government hotline (16233, 333), staying at home and visiting designated hospitals or isolated places within a hospital. A series of health tips and videos are also available, on how to wash hands effectively, and how to safely quarantine and isolate when required.
As the Coronavirus is sweeping through almost all the countries of the world including Bangladesh affecting more than 463,000 people with a death toll of nearly 21,000 as of March 25, hospitals are being flooded with hundreds of thousands of patients, who, in most cases are not even related to Coronavirus infection, said the media release.
Unless advised by physicians, COVID-19 patients should avoid visiting hospitals and stay in self isolation at their homes to ensure the prevention of further spread of the infection.
If used properly, “Corona Symptom Checker” can help the country reduce additional pressure on the healthcare system by keeping patients with mild symptoms at home not hospital.
The only way to protect ourselves from this outbreak is staying at home, social distancing, and raising awareness of prevention and symptoms of the virus.
“These are extraordinary times for everyone. The more we take control to understand our symptoms, the better we would be able to help our health system look after the critically ill patients. Share this as widely as possible to your family and loved ones, and ensure everyone takes the checker,” said Dr Khaled Hasan, Head of Clinical Operations, Digital Healthcare Solutions.
How to Handle Your Coronavirus Anxiety during Home Quarantine?
The world is shivering with fear and anxiety due to the massacre caused by the new coronavirus 2019. The number of newly affected persons is skyrocketing day by day. The death toll of COVID-19 disease is mounting rapidly around the world pushing us into great despair. The Governments of different countries around the world have already shut down schools, offices, and markets to avoid the further outbreak of COVID-19 disaster. People are asked to stay at home and maintain self-quarantine. However, while staying in home quarantine many people are suffering from coronavirus-anxiety which is deteriorating their mental and physical health. Here goes some ways about how to handle your coronavirus anxiety during the home quarantine.
Don’t Check Health Bulletin Frequently
It is great to stay aware of the current situation of COVID-19 occurrences in your city and the country. But if you are frequently checking out the statistics of how many people are getting affected or dying every day, then you are risking your mental peace. Remember that worrying can’t save you from coronavirus, but awareness does! However, escaping the news totally may not be wise. It would be sensible to reserve a fixed period of your daily schedule for checking the latest news update instead of watching the news constantly throughout the whole day. If you are anxious about any health issue, you can share with your family members and take medical assistance, if required.
Beware about Googling Symptoms
Nowadays, people are often Google about health issues rather than seeing a doctor, which might be dangerous. If you experience any symptoms of Coronavirus consult with a doctor, instead of wasting time for Googling. Google is flooded with counterfeit medical message-boards, blogs, and forums who often suggest dubious health advice. For instance, if you search for covid19 symptoms, Google will pull thousands of articles from both authentic and non-authentic sources. Some of their information might seem contradictory. It may increase your anxiety and worsen your health situation. So, it would be better to follow a reliable authentic source – like the WHO Coronavirus website – to stay informed.
Make a Quarantine Routine
It is told that a lazy brain is the creator of evil thoughts. Are you staying at home and watching TV continuously? The news scrolls will remind you about the morbid effect of COVID-19, even if you are skipping the news bulletin. It requires some effort to escape the panic regarding coronavirus which is gulping the whole world every moment. The easiest way to immune from coronavirus anxiety is to divert your mind. You can make a routine for your quarantine period. Start your morning with some workouts and/or yoga. Schedule a timetable for watching your favorite TV show, reading a new novel, maintaining a blog, watering your plants, doing household chores, etc. When you can keep your mind busy with creative works, anxiety can hardly catch you!
Spend Quality Time with Family
In our hectic days, it is not possible always to extract some quality time for sitting on the couch to watch a movie or eating a meal together with all family members. Coronavirus home quarantine period can give you this windfall opportunity. If you have kids, spend more time with them helping in their academic study. To ditch the anxiety you can bake/cook a mouth-watering dish. You can also surprise your loved ones making their favorite food. It will not only help you to reduce your anxiety but also help other members of your family to stay healthy and happy.
Hold an Optimistic Mindset
If you are constantly worrying about the death of you and your loved ones, you will eventually get sick of mental shock which is no less harmful than any virus attack. Therefore, try to be optimistic about the win of humankind against COVID-19. Instead of emphasizing on death tolls of COVID-19, think about the increasing rate of recovery from the new coronavirus 2019. Always try to remember that nothing on earth is permanent. Sooner or later the morbid occurrences of COVID-19 will end and the people will get back to their regular pace of life. Until that situation arrives, hold your patience with immense mental stamina. It will give you hope to fight against this disaster both mentally and physically.
Schedule for a Daily ‘Anxiety’ Time
So far we have discussed some steps to reduce your coronavirus anxiety. If you are still worried about Coronavirus, then schedule a daily ‘Worry Time’. You can allow yourself a limited period – like 30 minutes or less – to get anxious. During this period you can watch the news or read an authentic blog to stay aware of the COVID-19 situation. It will both pacify your curiosity and help you stay aware of what’s happening around the world. After that go back to your quarantine routine and occupy yourself with other healthy tasks.
Bottom Line
On the whole, your mental strength can protect yourself from Coronavirus anxiety. However, it is strictly recommended to take care of your health, stay at home quarantine, practice hygiene, maintain social distance, and take necessary safety precautions to prevent getting infected by Coronavirus 2019. Stay Safe!
Read: How to Keep Your Children Occupied during Coronavirus Quarantine