Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam on Tuesday said in Jatiya Sangsad that there is a plan to establish franchise post offices and post pick-up points through entrepreneurs under the supervision of the Postal Department.

“The process of selecting suitable locations for these facilities is currently underway,” he said while responding to a starred question from opposition MP Md Mahbubur Rahman (Belal) elected from Rangpur-3 in the House.

The Minister said that government has undertaken a range of initiatives to modernise and expand postal services, aiming to improve service quality, speed and accessibility for citizens across the country.

He said several citizen-centric services are already being delivered through the postal network, including home delivery of land documents, bulk delivery of passports and home delivery of driving licences.

To meet growing customer demand, Bangladesh Post Office is also planning to introduce cash-on-delivery services for e-commerce products, he added.

Under the traffic management activities of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, video-based traffic violation notices and other traffic-related notifications are being sent to recipients through postal services, the minister said.

To support the country’s expanding e-commerce and f-commerce sectors, 14 fulfilment centres have been established in different parts of the country. These centres will facilitate product collection, storage, processing, booking, sorting, transportation and distribution activities.

The minister said efforts are also underway to expand real-time online tracking and tracing facilities through the Domestic Mail Monitoring System (DMS) software.

He noted that Bangladesh Post Office continues to provide the country’s lowest-cost postal and parcel delivery services and offers affordable international parcel delivery through its Express Mail Service (EMS).

“In addition, seasonal fruits from major fruit-producing regions are being transported safely and quickly at minimal cost through services issued by post offices,” he said.

He expressed hope that once the ongoing initiatives are fully implemented, postal services will become more efficient, accessible and beneficial for the public.