Robi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank Asia to provide micro financial support for its customers to purchase 4G handsets.
Bank Asia's President and Managing Director Md. Arfan Ali and Robi's Managing Director and CEO, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides at the Robi corporate office in the capital recently, according to a statement.
Bank Asia's Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Retail Banking Ariful Islam Chowdhury, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Channel Banking Sarder Akter Hamed and Robi's Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui were present on the occasion.
The MoU paves the way for Robi and Bank Asia to collaborate in providing micro financial support to the underprivileged segment of the subscriber base.
Using big data solution Robi and Bank Asia will be able to reach out to the deserving subscribers in this regard.
All parties feel that this measure would help attain one of the targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - "Reduced Inequality".
The micro financial support will be designed in a way so that the women feel encouraged to avail 4G handsets. This is expected to help the country address the gender equality target set in the SDGs.