Bangla Link
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| Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Limited | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Tiger House Gulshan, House: SW(H)04 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Key people | CEO: Rashid Khan |
| Area served | 61 districts and 446 thanas |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Telephony |
| Revenue | $26,306,000 USD (Q3 2006)[1] |
| Parent | Orascom Telecom |
| Slogan | You, first! |
| Website | www.banglalinkgsm.com |
Banglalink is the third largest cellular service provider in Bangladesh. As of Sep, 2006, Banglalink has a subscriber base of 2.7 million (approximate) which account for 15.3% of the Bangladesh mobile telephony market. In August 2006, Banglalink became the first company to provide free incoming calls from BTTB for both post-paid and pre-paid connections.
Banglalink is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom
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[edit] History
Orascom Telecom Holding purchased 100% of the shares of Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Limited (“Sheba”) in September 2004. OTH operates a GSM network in Bangladesh and provides a range of prepaid and postpaid voice, data and multimedia telecommunications services.
Banglalink’s license is a nationwide 15-year GSM license that expires in November 2011. It was acquired for US$ 60 million and re-branded and launched its services under “Banglalink” in February 2005.
[edit] Numbering scheme
Bangla Link uses the following numbering scheme:
+88 019 N1N2N3N4N5N6N7
Where,
88 is the International subscriber dialling of Bangladesh.
(0)19 is the access code for Bangla Link as allocated by the Government of Bangladesh
N1N2N3N4N5N6N7 is the subscriber number.
[edit] Products Offered
[edit] Pre-Paid
Banglalink currently offers three pre-paid plans, with the exception of M2M Plus all the pre-paid plans come in two phases. Standard(T&T incoming and outgoing with NWD and ISD) and M2M.
- Desh, with the slogan ek desh ek rate, this the cheapest prepaid plan from Banglalink
- Ladies First tailored for women, with four fnf numbers.
- M2M Plus mobile to mobile connectivity within Bangladesh and has T&T incoming.
[edit] Post Paid
Currently there is only one post-paid plan from Banglalink called "Upper Class"
