Walton's laptops for students with special facilities

Bangladeshi electronics and technology giant Walton is providing special facilities on its laptops for students. Walton has taken this initiative for the students of low-income families so that they could easily afford a laptop to take part in their online classes or other academic activities following the coronavirus outbreak.

Initially, Walton has started the distribution of its laptops with such special facility among the students of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC). Step by step, the local electronics giant will provide laptops with easy monthly installment facility to the students of other educational institutions.

These were disclosed at a programme titled "Distribution of Digital Education Assistant Devices" at DRMC on Wednesday.

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology's Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended the event as the chief guest while Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Division's Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain was special guest. The programme was presided over by DRMC Principal Brigadier General Kazi Shameem Farhad.

To provide laptop with special facility, Walton signed a deal with DRMC at the function. On behalf of Walton, Computer Department's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Md. Liakat Ali inked the deal.

In the function, digital education assistant devices were handed over to 16 students of DRMC.

ICT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said, "Our goal is to ensure laptop for every student. Thus, the government gave emphasized on the local production of digital devices. Till 2016, country's entire mobile phone and laptop markets were fully import-oriented. But in the fiscal year 2016-17, the import duties on 96 essential components of digital devices were cut down to only one percent. The government's such a timely initiative is resulted in setting up of 8 local mobile phone and laptop manufacturing industries, including Walton. Now, Walton made products are being exported to the developed nations including Germany and America."

The state minister also informed that ICT Division and Walton jointly work in providing laptops to freelancers on interest-free easy installment.