He said this at a programme while speaking at launching ceremony of Orkin Bangladesh, the first global pest control firm in Bangladesh at a city hotel.

Swapan said the country is on the highway of steady economic development.

“The government wants to come forward with the plight of creating a comfortable space in this regard. I hope Orkin will do its better services here,” he added.

Acorp Limited, the local franchise owner, announced its first steps in Bangladesh through a launching ceremony here.

Managing Director of Acorp Limited Arafat A Islam said Orkin Bangladesh is an independently owned and operated franchise of Orkin LLC- the world’s largest pest management company with over 500 global outposts. 

Based in Atlanta, U.S.A, Orkiun vows to provide advanced Integrated Pest Management solutions to commercial clients all over the country.

“We are proud to represent ‘Orkin’ in Bangladesh, and excited to be the first global company to provide pest management services in the country. It is our commitment to the local stakeholders and customers to ensure the international level of pest control services,” he added.

The Director of International Training, Rollins Inc. Dr. Ronald Harrison in an exclusive presentation showed how the advanced models of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help the people of Bangladesh with the control of essential pests like mosquitoes thus; lower the chances of any dengue outbreak significantly.

A J M Enamul Islam, Chairman of Acorp and James Wu, the Business Development Director of Asia Pacific of Orkin LLC also spoke there.

Orkin currently provides services to 2 million customers globally in more than 60 countries including India, Pakistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia, South Korea, China (including Hong Kong & Macau) and Guam in the Asia Pacific region.

The franchisee received the initial training at the company's award-winning Rollins Learning Center in Atlanta and will receive follow-up training in Bangladesh.