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'Walton Day', the day of the founding of Bangladeshi global electronics and tech company Walton, was celebrated across the country on Monday.
To mark the occasion, various programmes were held at Walton Headquarters, Corporate Office, Walton Mirpur Complex, Tangail Gosai Joair and all the sales and service outlets across the country.
The programmes included hoisting of the national flag and Walton flag, balloon flying, cake cutting, joyous rally and procession and cultural programmes etc.
Walton was established on March 20, 1999. However, the journey of Walton started in 1977 with the sole efforts of late SM Nazrul Islam, founding chairman of Walton and an industrialist of Tangail. On March 20, the International Day of Happiness is celebrated worldwide and the Walton family is delighted to celebrate the anniversary on such a day.
On Monday (March 20, 2023) morning Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC.'s Director S M Mahbubul Alam hoisted the national flag and Walton flag at Walton Corporate Office in the country. Then, he inaugurated the nationwide celebration festival by flying balloons with 'Walton Day' logo. After that, he cut 20 feet long and 4 feet wide giant cake with the presence of the company's senior officials. Meanwhile, Walton Hi-Tech Industries' Managing Director and CEO Golam Murshed greeted all from outside the country through online.
The 'Walton Day' celebration programme at the corporate office was attended by, among others, Walton Plaza CEO Mohammad Rayhan, Walton Digi-Tech Industries Ltd. Additional Managing Director Engineer Liakat Ali, Walton Hi-Tech Industries Adviser Major General (Retd.) Ible Fazal Shayekhuzzaman Deputy Managing Directors Nazrul Islam Sarker, Amdadul Hoque Sarker and Md. Humayun Kabir, Senior Executive Directors Tanvir Rahman, Amin Khan, Firoj Alam, SM Zahid Hasan, Chief Marketing Officer Didarul Alam Khan, Executive Directors Azizul Hakim and Mohammad Shahjada Salim.
The Walton day was also celebrated at the Headquarters with the presence of Deputy Managing Director Alamgir Alam Sarker, Senior Executive Directors Tapash Kumer Mojumder, Col. S M Shahadat Alam (Retd), Easir Al Imran, Shahinoor Sultana and other senior officials.
Meanwhile, Senior Executive Director FM Iqbal-bin Anwar, Executive Director Md. Mojahidul Islam and officials of Mirpur Service Center, Marketing and Communications Department and Walton Plaza, among others, were present at 'Walton Day' rally held at Mirpur.