Walton has become the title sponsor of the grand finale of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (Big 2021). A tripartite agreement was signed among Walton, Idea Project and Windmill Advertising in the capital Wednesday. Abul Kalam Ahsanul Azad, the national consultant of Idea Project, Liakat Ali, deputy managing director of Walton DG-Tech Industries, Sabbir Rahman Tamim, managing director and chief executive officer of Windmill Advertising, signed the agreement. READ: Walton eyes to export 10 lakh compressors to Turkey by 2023 On the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Idea Project of the ICT division arranged the competition on a virtual platform for startups and innovators. The competition welcomed more than 7,000 startups from all over the country and 255 startups from abroad. Of them, 75 local startups were selected in two rounds. Thirty-six startups will be selected as the winners in the final round of the competition. Each startup will receive a grant of Tk10 lakh. And the best of them in the grand finale will get the special award of "Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2021 (Big)" and the prize of $1 lakh. Read Walton Home Appliance & Electronics products can make your life convenient

Bangladeshi tech-giant Walton has become the title sponsor of the upcoming Test series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The official name of the event will be ‘Walton Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Series’. According to the schedule, Sri Lanka will host Bangladesh for a two-match Test series this time. Bangladesh will reach Sri Lanka on April 12. The first Test is scheduled to be played from April 21 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium near Kandy while the second game is set to start on April 29. Also read: West Indies Test series a litmus test for Bangladesh cricket? A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Walton and ITW sports management, the owner of the series recently. Executive Director of Walton Group Uday Hakim and head of ITW Consulting Bangladesh Private Limited Mohammad Sharik signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides at Walton’s media office in Dhaka. Also read: Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series in jeopardy Walton’s Executive Director Firoj Alam and Senior Additional Director Rabiul Islam Milton were present at the ceremony. Hakim says, “The whole world is passing through a tough time due to the coronavirus epidemic. But the good thing is that cricket has started to return to the field overcoming the fear of the virus.” Read Daraz becomes sponsor of the national cricket team The national cricket team have already returned home from New Zealand. They are now set to tour Sri Lanka to play the two-match Test series.  Hakim said Walton is proud to be associated with this event. It is expected that millions of cricket fans, players and all those associated with cricket will be inspired by this event. “Walton is with cricket and will always be,” he added.  Read Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2021: Five Things Bangladesh Cricket Team Must Do To win the Test Series in Sri Lanka