Dhaka: Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the telecom operators in Bangladesh, is offering their customers to place calls in Nepal for free of cost for the next 48 hours from 12:00am, 27 April 2015.

On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara and on 26 April 2015, another 6.7-magnitude tremor, centered 60km (40 miles) east of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, hit the country.

PD Sarma, MD and CEO, Airtel Bangladesh Limited, said, ‘We are deeply saddened by the severe impact that one of the worst earthquakes in Nepal has had on the lives of its people. As a small gesture during this hour of crisis, we have decided to offer all calls on the Airtel network from Bangladesh to Nepal completely free of cost for the next 48 hours effective from 12:00 am, 27 April 2015, thus enabling customers across the country get in touch with their families and friends in Nepal.’

This initiative will let the people get connected to their beloved ones who are affected by the earthquake hit in Nepal, said a press release.