The New Nation - Internet Edition

Warid Telecom, the fourth largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, yesterday (Wednesday) signed an agreement with LG Butterfly Marketing Limited to provide complete telecommunication services under its corporate package.

Chairman and Managing Director of Butterfly Marketing Limited M A Mannan and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Warid Telecom Amyn Merchant signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at the Corporate Head Office of Warid Telecom in the city.

General Managers of Warid Telecom Mumtaz Ahmad Khan, Ashraful H. Chowdhury and Mahboob Hossain and Director (Sales and Marketing) of Butterfly Mustafizur Rahman Shazid and DGM (admin) M M Ferdous were, among others, present during the signing ceremony.

Under the agreement, LG Butterfly Marketing Limited will enjoy customised tariff and value added services of the Warid Telecom which would keep the marketing company one step ahead of others in receiving telecommunication services and also reduce its telecommunication costs significantly.

Amyn Merchant thanked the LG Butterfly for choosing Warid telecom's services to meet its telecommunication needs. "We hope users in LG Butterfly would enjoy our high-quality services in a competitive price,' he said.

Since its commercial operation in Bangladesh in May 10, 2007, Warid Telecom, which invested about Tk 3500 crore to establish the state-of-art Next Generation Network (NGN), has acquired over 3.0 million subscribers through spreading its network to 64 districts. It also planned to invest over Tk 1700 crore within a year to improve its network and quality of services.