Robi Axiata Limited has handed over a set of Cricket Kit to the students of Aftab Ahmed Cricket Academy at Chittagong Divisional Sports Association ground on Saturday, November 26, 2016.
Robi’s Cluster Market Director, Eastern Cluster, Nazir Ahmed handed over the cricket kits to the former Bangladesh national team player & the Director of the academy, Aftab Ahmed. Robi’s Regional Manager, Chittagong Metro, Md. Ashraful Kabir; Area Manager, Halishahar, Md. Ainul Hossain Manna and all the students of “Aftab Ahmed Cricket Academy” were present on the occasion. Through this small gesture, Robi has extended its support to the development of root level cricket in the country.
ABOUT ROBI AS THE MERGED COMPANY
Robi Axiata Limited is a joint venture between Axiata Group of Malaysia, Bharti Airtel, of India and NTT Docomo Inc., of Japan. Axiata holds 68.7% controlling stake in the entity, Bharti holds 25% while the remaining 6.3% is held by NTT Docomo of Japan. It is the second largest mobile phone operator of Bangladesh with approximately 32.2 million active subscribers. The company provides widest network coverage to 99% of the population with over 13,900 on-air sites of which over 8,000 are 3.5G sites. Robi is the first operator to introduce GPRS and 3.5G services in Bangladesh. The company has introduced many first of its kind digital services in the country and has invested heavily in taking mobile financial services to the underserved communities in the rural and semi-urban areas. Robi, as a socially responsible brand, has taken up a number of flagship Corporate Responsibility initiatives in the areas of ICT-Education, Health and Environment with a view to contribute towards the sustainable development of the country.