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Alibaba buys Bangladesh food delivery service HungryNaki

Deal comes as Chinese e-commerce company hits obstacles in India

Online meal delivery service HungryNaki has 500 drivers who serve its more than 500,000 regular customers in five Bangladeshi cities. (Source photos by AP and HungryNaki)

DHAKA -- Alibaba Group Holding has reached a deal under which it will buy a leading Bangladeshi online meal delivery service in one of its first international forays in the fast-growing sector.

Alibaba took full control of Ele.me, China's second-largest food delivery service, in 2018.

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