BTRC chairman visits Walton factory

Walton is now one of the biggest local companies with a giant factory with cutting-edge technologies and machineries, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Md Jahurul Haque said.

"Walton factory is not only well-equipped with advanced machineries but also well furnished with compliance and health-friendly working environment. Walton is greatly contributing to the national economic progress by doing business maintaining rules and regulations. Walton proved that we (Bangladesh) can also produce high quality devices," the BTRC chairman said after visiting Walton factory at Chandra in Gazipur October 5.

Both local manufacturers and the government are badly affected with illegal import of handsets, Md Jahurul said.

Calling upon users for buying handsets with legal documents, he said the domestic industry as well as the national economy will progress if locally produced mobile phone is purchased.

A 10-member delegation of BTRC, led by its chairman, reached Walton factory premises on Monday morning for their visit.

The delegation members were BTRC Vice Chairman Subrata Roy Maitra, Commissioner Aminul Hasan, Secreatry Md Jahirul Islam, Director Lt Col Mohammod Faisol, Deputy Director Dr Md Sohel Rana, Senior Assistant Director Sunjib Kumer Singha, Personal Secretary to Chairman Md Shahidul Islam, Assistant Director Md Mintu Pk and Deputy Assistant Director Amina Parvin.

Walton Digi-Tech Industries Managing Director SM Monjurul Alam Ovee welcomed the BTRC chairman and his entourage.

Meanwhile, Walton's Deputy Managing Director Alamgir Alam Sarker, Executive Directors (ED) Md Humayun Kabir, Yusuf Ali, SM Rejoan Alam and Colonel (Retd) SM Shahadat Alam, Senior Deputy Executive Director Firoj Alam, Deputy Executive Director Adnan Afzal, Senior Operative Director Fahim Rashid, First Senior Additional Director Milton Ahmed and the company's other senior officials were present.    

Then the delegation enjoyed a corporate document on Walton and then visited the product display center and the production units of refrigerators, compressors, air conditioners, LED televisions, computers, laptops, mobile phones and other home, kitchen and electrical appliances.