Hello friends, "Kothopokothon", the newsletter, is our way of saying “thank you” for being with us and for letting us have the opportunity to provide you with cutting edge unique services. You will be happy to know that Airtel has been ranked 71 among the top 100 brands of the world, ahead of top global brands such as Citi (82), Sony (86), MTN (88), China Telecom (90) and Volkswagen (96) . The BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study was conducted by a leading global research firm Millward Brown. Our customers are an integral part of this achievement; Without you, this would not have been possible. Our services are being constantly improved keeping the ever evolving need of our customers in mind. We are the fastest growing network in Bangladesh and we have already created a strong network base throughout the country for seamless communication. Our service touch points have expanded throughout the country to cater to your specific needs. Various value added services like child tracking for security purposes, health pack for various health related issues and other relevant product , have been introduced for your convenience. Your thoughts and suggestions are always welcome. In fact, your suggestions help us to grow and allow us to provide you world class services. We are open to any idea and you can share your views with us through our various touch points, including our Facebook page “Airtel Buzz”. Until next time.

As part of vas improvement initiative, airtel launched “child tracking service”. The idea is to facilitate airtel subscribers to ease life by track & enhance security of their children.

Eligibility: - postpaid user

Monthly charging mechanism:

Definition Charging Bundle Segment

child tracking service

BDT 550 + VAT

50 MB/month 300 SMS/month Child tracking Service

postpaid

Note : •all charges are excluding 15% vat •Note: subscriber will have to deposit same amount of the subscription amount as security deposit while subscribing the service at AEC.

Device cost :

Device Detail Charge

BDT (CT device + Postpaid SIM) 9,000 (

9,000 (Including VAT) Full (6 months) warranty* from the date of activation

Activate / deactivate process of child tracking service: • subscribers will have to appear AEC to subscriber the service • fill up registration form • subscriber will receive SIM card with CT service activated by AEC • CT device will be installed & tested physically as per subscriber address defined in form

Helpline : 01680200050

01680200060

On February 2012, Airtel announced the launch of its 14 SMS-based health packs that will provide subscribers with information and content on a variety of health and medical care aspects – thereby giving them daily access to tips to lead a healthier life.

Types of Airtel SMS-based health packs

Category 1: Women’s Health Pack Female Teen Health Women Sexual Health New Mothers Health

Category 2: Men’s Health Pack Male Teen Health

Category 3: Disease Specific Packs Cardiac Care Diabetes Tuberculosis Dengue Fever Swine Flu Typhoid Blood Pressure

Category 4: Lifestyle Packs Stress Management Weight & Diet Beauty & Skin Care

How to activate: •Type “HLTH” and send to 3003 ( free) or •Dial *321*491# for direct subscription

Charge :

-BDT 30.00+VAT/month

-BDT 1.00+VAT/day

How to De-activate: •Type “OFF” and send to 3003 ( free)

• In return, users will be given a choice of

selecting a category of health tips .

• Then select any from the available list and get

a list of available specific health tips under that

category .

After activation:

Commenting on the launch of this new service Gift Ring back Tunes, Chris Tobit, CEO and Managing Director, Airtel Bangladesh said, “World over, music is known to be symbolic of human relationships and an important bonding factor between people that share a common passion for melody. We are confident that Gift Ring Back Tunes will give Airtel mobile customers in Bangladesh the opportunity to share their favorite music with family and friends with a gift truly unique and representative of their personal taste”.

Activation Process : • Subscriber need to type “GIFTCT<space>Song Code<space>Phone No” and send it to 3123

Charge : - For sending GIFT to already caller tunes subscribed user, charges will be Tk. 10 + vat - For sending GIFT to non-subscribed user, charges will be 30 taka + vat (1st month)for subscription and Tk. 10 + vat for each song. That is total charge will be Tk.40+vat Note : If sender is in unsubscribe RBT base he/she will be charge 30TK+VAT as subscription charge also .

Missed Call Alerts (MCA) is a service that allows airtel customers to get SMS notifications on the calls they have missed or could not receive due to busy or not reachable (switched off or out of coverage) condition.

Activation : -For direct activation please dial *121*2*5# and choose -After that please dial **62*790# to get MCA notification successfully.

Deactivation : -For direct de-activation please dial *121*3*5# Charge : - BDT 10.00+VAT /month

Miss Call Alert

To enhance market penetration of utilitarian services, airtel has launched the USSD & SMS based tender alert classified service. It is mainly focusing to ease enterprise & small business to track tender circulation on their mobile rather than the newspapers.

Activation : -Type ‘TENDER’ and send to 3003 (free) or -You an also subscribe to same service by dialing *321*471#.

De-activation : -Type ‘TENDER’ and send to 3003 (free) or - dialing *321*471# to discontinue the service.

Service details :

Note: subscriber will receive per day two alerts on tender category selected in profile. Against specific Tender alert, if subscriber wants to get the detail, the subscriber need to reply that alert by typing ‘TMORE’ and send it to 3003. For this contact info, BDT 5 + VAT will be charged.

Airtel bangladesh has organized “Bangladesh In My Lens” – a unique photographic exhibition reflecting of the culture and values of Bangladesh through the lens of young and upcoming photographers. Organized on March 26, 2012 at the premises of Hakim Chattar, University of Dhaka, this unique photo exhibition was based on 71 photos snapped by young and upcoming talented photographers. The exhibition was inaugurated by Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique, Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University and Chris Tobit, Managing Director and CEO, Airtel Bangladesh Ltd.

The photos in the exhibition were selected through a contest run the official Facebook page of Airtel Bangladesh “Airtel Buzz”. The best photographers of this contest will also have their photos published in an exclusive brochure for this exhibition and win free movie tickets to watch movies in Star Cineplex along with Airtel goodies.

As the leading youth brand of the country, Airtel believes in the power of communities - wonderful things happen when people come together. “Shobai” is a first-of-its-kind prepaid package in Bangladesh which will allow our Airtel customers to choose "friends n family" with all numbers of one selected operator of his/her choice. This new package of 65 paisa/min to all the FnF numbers selected shall attract users of other operators by the greater affordability made available under this innovation and customers shall enjoy the freedom to select their friend circles and stay connected.

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications

company with operations in 20 countries across Asia

and Africa has added more than 1,000 new network

sites in Bangladesh over the last few months.

We continue our deep commitment towards

delivering services that are life enriching, innovative

and affordable. We look forward to extending our

reach by May 2012 and creating many more

opportunities to delight our customers in Bangladesh

With strong network infrastructure partnerships in

place, Airtel is well poised to further ramp up its

network rollout towards creating blanket coverage

across Bangladesh. To take this forward, Airtel is

committed to using green energy solutions and eco-

friendly methodologies in order to ensure a greener

environment.

Airtel bangladesh has completed the painting of the biggest and largest “Alpana” in the history ever in Bangladesh. The event was co-partnered by Prothom Alo with the title “Aakbo Amra, Dekhbe Bishsho”. The painting started on the eve of “Pohela Boishakh”- the Bangla New Year. The street of the historical Manik Mia Avenue was the venue as well as the canvas of the alpana. The most renowned and celebrated artistes of the country Kaium Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Nesar Hossain, Muniruzzaman and Shishir Bhattacharya designed and supervised the whole painting. The total size of the alpana was 260,000 sft. More than 220 artists worked overnight in making this history.

Honorable Speaker of the National Parliament Advocate Abdul Hamid; Members of Parliament Hasanul Haque Inu and Asaduzzaman Noor; Artistes Qayyum Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Nesar Hossain, Muniruzzaman and Shishir Bhattacharjee; Editor of Daily Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman, famous novelist Anisul Haque and Head of Marketing of Airtel Bangladesh Ltd. Mir Nawbut Ali were present in the event.