Walton has launched the second season of its two-round video making contest "Smart Fridge, Smart Maker." Anyone can participate in the first round of the contest and the ten best video makers will be eligible for the second round and get a reward of Tk50,000 each. READ: Walton eyes to export 10 lakh compressors to Turkey by 2023 The top three contestants of the second round will get Tk3 lakh, Tk2 lakh and Tk1 lakh. A three-member judge panel consisting of National Film Award-winning actress Kusum Sikder, Firoj Alam – senior executive director and chief marketing officer of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd (WHIL) – and Amin Khan – senior executive director and head of brand management of WHIL – will select publishable videos. The announcement was made at a programme in the capital Wednesday. READ: Walton brings Primo RX9 Each of the video contents will be judged based on 100 marks – 25 on the story, 50 on content development and 25 on the makers' social media activities. The top 10 mark-getters will make it to the second round. Next, each of them will get Tk50,000 and a script for making another video. In the second round, which will be held till December 2, each video content will have 100 marks – 50 on video content development and the rest on the makers' social media activities. Read Walton Home Appliance & Electronics products can make your life convenient

The Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd has decided to open branches or liaison offices in six countries, including India, Nepal, the UAE and South Korea, for market expansion and technology sourcing. The company has also decided to apply for the enhancement of foreign currency limit to operate the proposed Foreign Branches/Liaison Offices subject to approval of Bangladesh Bank, Walton said in a statement. According to Dhaka Stock Exchange data on Monday, Walton shares went up 1.61 percent to Tk 1,269 till noon. Read Walton AC free for writing slogan or tagline The Board of Directors also has decided to invest US$500,000 in Walton Corporation United States of America to purchase ordinary shares and preferential shares subject to approval of Bangladesh Bank and other relevant regulators. The mentioned company will provide imports, exports and procurement services in North America.  The company sources said its profit increased 34 percent year-on-year to Tk 34.14 a share in July-March period of the 2020-21 financial year. Read Walton crosses 2020 exports during Jan-March 2021