Warid Bangladesh

The Company : Wholly owned subsidiary of Warid Telecom International LLC which is the part of an Gulf-based Abu Dhabi Group based consortium led by His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

CEO : Mr. Muneer Farooqui

Stake Holder / Owner : Abu Dhabi Group (100%)

Values :

· Quality

· Simple

· Dynamic

· Ingenious

· Honest

· Friendly

Mission :

· Establish and sustain as a consumer centric organization

· Provide high quality and innovative communication services, through state of the art infrastructure and a team of professionals

· Continuously develop, motivate and empower our people

· Achieve profitable growth for all our stake holders

Vision: To become the essential communications provider in Bangladesh of high quality voice and innovative data services by offering affordable products and services to all market segments and to become an integral part of their daily lives.

Subscribers Base : 2.69 millions (at the end of September 2009)

Technology Used : GSM [ Global System for Mobile communication ]

Network Coverage : At the corner stone of Warid Telecom’s operational agenda is ensuring that comprehensive network coverage is provided to all subscribers across all locations. In this context, Warid Telecom has decided to opt for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) technology for its network in Bangladesh, as it is the global standard for digital cellular telephone service. GSM networks support enhanced data applications and more than 1 billion customers in 109 countries are using this technology. Warid Telecom would be launching its cellular services based on 900 and 1800 GSM technology, in order to optimize the utilization of frequency, thus ensuring the highest quality and service.

Warid Telecom’s GSM network is set to cover 61 districts of Bangladesh to ensure that our service can seamlessly reach out to every corner of the country. We are also in the process of fast expanding our nationwide network to cover all thanas by the end of 2007.

We are partners with some of the leading vendors in the telecom industry who help in providing the best and the latest network solutions for our businesses. These vendors include cellular giants Ericsson, Nortel, Siemens, Cisco and Huawei.

Network Band : 900/1800 MHz

Service Points : Warid mandate for doing businesses by keeping customers at the forefront is reflected in 'one stop' concept for all your telecom requirements. Warid has the maximum number of Sales and Customer Service Centers countrywide, equipped with cutting edge technologies to ensure that customer needs and demands are catered for in the shortest possible time. Warid highly trained and well-groomed team of Customer Service Executives is on hand 24 hours to provide you support in any area- all to make sure that your communication experience with use is facilitated in the smoothest way possible

14 business centers in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna, Chittagong, Bogra and 124 franchises in 5 divisions - Dhaka, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna.

Hot Line :

· 786 from Warid number

· 016-78600786 from Non Warid number

· 88(02)8951786 (From any Number)

· Email : customerservice@waridtel.com.bd

· Fax: 02 - 8951786

· Mail: G. P.O. Box 3016, Dhaka

Large In : The largest chain of retail outlets in Bangladesh.

Award Winning : GSMA Award 2007 for best TV Advertisement of the year with 4 other international television commercials

CSR : Warid has taken the initiative to clean up the Gulshan-2 lake more because they have to work beside that lake cum drain, not just because they are admirer of natural beauty and wants to help preserve nature.

Warid Telecom provided traffic control and road safety materials to the Bangladesh Police to facilitate its traffic wing to deal with growing traffic menace efficiently. The traffic control and road safety materials will be used by members of traffic police at 178 locations and three police boxes in Dhaka city and several hundred locations across the country for the next one year.

Warid distributes school bags to under-privileged children

Warid distributed more than five hundreds school bags among the under privileged students of Khan Hasan Adorsho Govt. Primary School at Kathalbagan in the city.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Warid, Muneer Farooqui distributed the bags among the students as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative under which the fastest growing telecom operator in the country decided to donate 12,000 school bags in phases among underprivileged school children across the country.

The school bags are manufactured by utilising the used materials of billboards of Warid under a unique project "Waste to Asset" ushered by the mobile operator to keep the environment clean and at the same time to extend a helping hand to under-privileged students in order to bring out their hidden talent through formal education.

Explaining the reason for launching the 'Waste to Asset', Farooqui said conservation of environment is important but the preservation of a secure future for the children of today is also important for a better Bangladesh.