Grameenphone recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uber Bangladesh Ltd at GP House in the capital.
Under the partnership, any GP customer with a vehicle can on-board themselves as Uber driver partner at the Farmgate Grameenphone Center (GPC) and existing GP Uber drivers can receive support at the GPC as well. The agreement has been effective since May 23, 2019, said a press release.
The partnership includes a special priced GP Starter Kit for the GPUBER drivers. The Starter Kit is equipped with 15 GB data pack (at Tk 649, for 30 days) with 1 GP prepaid SIM free, Micromax handset (Micromax Canvas 1 at Tk 7,099, with 6.58 percent discount; or Micromax B5 Pro at Tk 9,199 with 8 percent discount), and VTS Lite at Tk 4,250 (15 percent discounted on Tk 4,999).
Additionally, GPC agents will demonstrate the MyGP app and its benefits to the drivers. The price of this kit will vary from Tk 7,700 to Tk 12,000. Drivers can choose individual items from the kit for customization.
Furthermore, UBER will provide special promo codes to GPC walk-in customers upon app download. There will be s space at GP retail stores and support for UBER drivers.
Abul Kasem Mohiuddin Al-Amin, chief procurement officer, Grameenphone Ltd, and Quazi Zulquarnain, country lead, Uber Bangladesh Ltd signed the agreement. Mohammad Sajjad Hasib, head of Operations; Solaiman Alam, head of Digital; Md. Atiqul Hossain, head of Dhaka Central Region; Sayma Rahman, head of Retail Partnership; and other senior officials from Grameenphone Ltd and Uber Bangladesh Ltd were present.
