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edotco Group was                       Augmenting                       Endorsing
             recently awarded                       Excellence                       Inclusive Growth
                                                    When asked about the key reasons
                                                                                     edotco is determined to allow
             the Frost & Sullivan                   behind the continual success of the   equal opportunity for everyone and
                                                                                     stands against all forms of
                                                    company, Rizwan Quraishi asserts,
             2019 Asia Pacific                       "The key reasons behind holding the   discrimination. Their role has been
             Telecoms Tower                         leading position for such a long time   exemplary in establishing gender
                                                    in a competitive market like Asia,
                                                                                     equality. Everyone at the company
             Company of the                         are transparency, accountability &   has an equal opportunity to reach
                                                    the practice of good governance in
                                                                                     the top position of the company
             Year Award for its                     the company. This standard of merit   with their talent and ability
                                                    is strictly enforced at every stage of
                                                                                     irrespective of their religion, caste
             demonstrated                           the organisation, including the   and gender. edotco Group received
                                                                                     the prestigious 'Asia-Pacific
                                                    recruitment process. As a result,
             exemplary business                     only potential and qualified people   Telecom Tower Company of the
             growth and                             get the chance to work here." He also   Year' award in 2018 and 2019
                                                    asserted that when qualified people
                                                                                     respectively for its role and
             performance in                         get the opportunity to work in a   contribution in the
                                                    deserving place, the organisation
                                                                                     telecommunication sector. Besides
             Southeast Asia.                        inevitably pushes for improvement.   taking the industry forward,
                                                                                     edotco is also providing the
                                                    Vantage of                       opportunity to young Bangladeshi
                                                    Versatility                      talents to build their careers
                                                                                     through various programs. These
                                                    When it comes to academic        programs not only help the youth
                                                    qualifications, candidates with   by raising their skill level but also
                                                    backgrounds in Civil, Electrical and   deliver innovative products like the
                    Expediting an                   Telecommunications Engineering   bamboo tower. edotco Bangladesh
                    Aspiration                      generally get more opportunity to   developed it with homegrown
                                                    work with edotco because of the
                                                                                     technology in collaboration with
 Soaring   Bangladesh   "To fulfil the digital vision of   nature of the work they do. However,   Bangladesh University of
                    Bangladesh Government, we are
                                                    the company also recruits aspirants
 Telecommunications
 Prospects  Regulatory Commission (BTRC)   determined to provide improved   from other disciplines depending on   Engineering and Technology
                                                                                     (BUET). It is an affordable and
 Keeping pace with the rest of   has issued tower sharing   services to our customers by further   the requirements of the   environmentally sustainable
 the world, the number of   licenses to edotco and other   enhancing the telecommunication   organisation. "edotco believes in   substitute for the traditional steel
 mobile phone users are   three companies in 2018,   sector," says Rizwan Quraishi   creating equal opportunities for all   structures that are in operation.
 increasing day by day in   which has created a potential   highlighting their aspiration to   the candidates. In our recruitment   Moreover, they have also
 Bangladesh. According to the   job market in the sector.   contribute to the vision of Digital   process, talent and inventiveness of   introduced the 'Camouflage Tower',
 Bangladesh   Rizwan Hamid Quraishi,   Bangladesh. The company's core   a candidate are more important than   these towers are designed to make
 Telecommunication Regulatory   Director of Human Resources   strength is the ethos of cultivating   the experience. We make our staff   the towers appear as trees.
 Commission (BTRC), the total   Division of edotco Bangladesh   mutual respect and trust.   skilled through relevant training and   Camouflage towers are intended to
 subscribers of the four telecom   Company Limited (a concern of   Embracing teamwork, achieving   continuous practice at various   minimise the visual impact of
 operators of the country is   Axiata Sdn. Bhd.) and Head of   cross-functional and cross-country   stages based on the technical   gigantic steel structures.
 about 156 million. More than   Human Resources for South   strategy is pivotal to the success of   evaluation of their areas of   Rizwan Quraishi concludes by
 30,000 mobile towers have   Asia region, shared his opinion   the company. edotco's vision is   improvement. It is a continuous   emphasizing on the importance of
 been constructed across the   about the job market and   executed by their team, filled with   process", He adds while elaborating   being updated about the continual
 country in the last few years,   prospects of the   skilful and diligent individuals.   on the question of prioritising   evolution of technology and the
 to ensure the desired services   telecommunications   "Being a people-oriented   between talent and experience. The   desire to innovate. “In addition, to
 of such an enormous number   infrastructure sector. With over   organisation, we believe, people are   company also provides opportunities   being a diligent practitioner in the
 of subscribers. To facilitate   two decades of experience in   our key successor", affirms Rizwan   to their staff to train in various   pursuit of new things, he/she also
 such a massive demand edotco   the financial, FMCG and   Quraishi. He also affirms that   countries they operate in. In addition   should have a mindset to adapt
 Group  is hiring a significant   telecommunication industry in   despite the frequent advancements   to Bangladesh, edotco operates in   with the changing circumstances.
 number of applicants in   both home and abroad   in telecommunication technologies,   Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,   Above all, there must be an
 different technical positions   including Robi Axiata,   the opportunity for employment in   Pakistan, the Philippines and   unprecedented desire to make the
 every year, which is indeed a   Grameenphone, The City Bank,   the sector is actually on the rise.   Cambodia, where a significant   modern technologies accessible to
 promising opportunity for fresh   he is certain that the sector   Therefore, the telecommunication   number of employees have worked   everyone at an easy and affordable
 graduates who are interested   will facilitate thousands of   infrastructure sector has sparked   under the mobility program of   price. Someone who has all the
 in pursuing a career in the   aspiring Bangladeshi youth   new optimism for employment for   edotco. An opportunity which is set   mentioned qualities, will shine in
 telecommunication sector.   with employment.  the young talents in Bangladesh.   to increase in future.   this sector easily.”

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