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Grameenphone , widely known as GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh.


Ownership Structure
It is a joint venture enterprise between Telenor (55.8%), the largest telecommunications service provider in Norway with mobile phone operations in 12 other countries, and Grameen Telecom Corporation (34.2% ), a non-profit sister concern of the internationally acclaimed micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank. The other 10% shares belong to general retail and institutional investors.


History of Grameenphone (GP)
After leaving his job as an investment banker in the United States, Quadir traveled back to Bangladesh, after meeting and successfully raising money from New York based investor and philanthropist Joshua Mailman, and worked for three years gaining support from various organizations including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank and the Norwegian telephone company, Telenor.[

November 28, 1996
November 28, 1996: Grameenphone Ltd. received cellular license by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Bangladesh.

March 26, 1997
March 26, 1997: Grameenphone launched its service on the Independence Day of Bangladesh.


The main operations of parent company of GP are concentrated in three geographic regions as:

The Nordics : Norway, Sweden, Denmark

Central and Eastern Europe : Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro

Asia : Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India