The New Nation - Internet Edition

Banglalink has recently signed an agreement with Katalyst under which they have formed a strategic alliance to serve small and medium enterprises (SME) through mobile and ICT based services and SME development activities

The partnership between Banglalink and Katalyst will develop innovative services that will help the small and medium enterprises to make more informed decisions and assist in their growth and productivity.

Moreover, both the organizations will organize various capacity building programs and trainings for SMEs.

Rashid Khan, CEO & Managing Director, and Omer Rashid, Chief Commercial Officer, Banglalink, Peter Roggekamp, General Manager and Manish Pandey, Deputy General Manager, Katalyst and other senior officials from both the organizations were present during the signing ceremony.

Banglalink is the only telecom operator in Bangladesh to offer a special SME package that caters to the communication needs of the SMEs.

It has developed the package along with useful value added services that provide the best value for money for the businesses of SMEs; and has established a dedicated nationwide sales network that reaches the doorsteps of the SMEs.

Katalyst, a market development initiative funded by DfID, SDC, CIDA and the Royal Dutch Embassy and implemented by Swisscontact and GTZ-IS, has the aim to enhance the growth and competitiveness of Bangladeshi private sector in contributing to poverty alleviation. As one of the means to achieve such objective, Katalyst facilitates, among others, the development of demand-led ICT driven business services for a number of industries that improve SMEs' access to information, markets and skills vital for growth.