Samsung phones to be assembled in Bangladesh

Samsung will be assembling its smartphones in Bangladesh, the first batch of which is expected to come out in the market before Eid-ul-Fitr in June.

Commercial assembling work of 4G-enabled handsets will begin from May second week, RuhulAlam Al-Mahbud chairman of Fair Group, the local company, said.

The company has already set up an assembling plant in Narsingdi. RuhulAlam said: “Hopefully, we will be able to launch locally assembled Samsung smartphones before Eid.”

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For local assembly, the prices of the smartphones will also come down, he said.