In early September, you may know that Robi Axiata Limited and Airtel Bangladesh Limited, two mobile phone operators in Bangladesh, are in talks to merge. Has started. Earlier, there were rumors that Bharti Airtel was considering winding down its business in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, in a press release, Robi and Airtel have announced that they are discussing to merge their business.

Now it is known from the newspaper report that Robi and Airtel have sent a letter to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BTRC). In a letter sent jointly by the two mobile phone operators, BTRC sought permission from Airtel and Robi to merge. Near. News from bdnews24.com.

According to the letter, after the merger, Malaysia-based Axiata Group and NTT Docoma will have 75 per cent stake and Bharti Airtel will have the remaining 25 per cent stake. After merging the business of the two companies, the number of Airtel customers starting from 017 will remain unchanged. After 3 years, no new SIM will be sold with 017.

The total number of mobile phone subscribers in Bangladesh is 13 crore, of which 2 crore 79 lakh are from Robi and 90 lakh from Airtel.

Robi Axiata Limited is a joint venture between Axiata Group Berhad, Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan. Robi Axiata Formerly known as Telecom Malaysia International (Bangladesh). It started its journey in Bangladesh in 1996 as Actel brand. On March 26, 2010, the service became known as the ‘Robi’ brand, and the company became known as Robi Axiata Limited. And Airtel Bangladesh Limited The owner is Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, which bought Warid Telecom’s business in Bangladesh.