Telecom major Bharti Airtel today said that it's Bangladesh subsidiary, Airtel Bangladesh has crossed 5 million customer mark and will provide coverage to 72% of country's population by end of 2011.
"Airtel's remarkable journey to 5 million customers in Bangladesh is a testament to the vision and commitment of the company," Bharti Airtel President Mobile Services Atul Bindal said in a statement.
In January 2010, Bharti had acquired 70% stake in Warid Telecom and subsequently launched brand Airtel in Bangladesh in December 2010.
Airtel Bangladesh said it has added 160 new towns to its network spread that penetrates to a total of 2,100 plus towns across the country and now has 2,220 telecom towers installed in the country.
As part of its expansion drive, the company will set-up additional 600 service centres in Bangladesh by March 2012.
The present number of Airtel Bangladesh service centres could not be ascertained at the time of filing the report.