Meet the Team


Bonton is a peer-to-peer WiFi-sharing platform that makes internet affordable for everyone, everywhere.

Over the past one year, Bonton CEO Samiha and CTO Omran have banded together an enthusiastic team, all united in their mission to connect all of Bangladesh. Every day, they’re working on removing the barriers to unlimited internet access and ensuring utmost security and efficiency for the Bonton users.

Today, we ask the people making it happen day to day, how they feel about Bonton.

## Meet the Team

**Question:** _How does working at Bonton add value to your lives?_

### Kamrun Nahar Ruma (Software Engineer)

![Kamrun Nahar Ruma](../post-images/5-21-21-ruma.png)

> It always feels great when we can influence people’s lives through our work. Here at Bonton, we are working dedicatedly so that the people of our country can get internet service easily at an affordable price. The opportunity to serve the people has made our work more enthusiastic and promising.

### Robin Mollah (Software Engineer)

![Robin Mollah](../post-images/5-21-21-robin.png)

> Bonton's internet service will bring huge changes to society: saving lives and building dreams. Without the internet, nobody could’ve imagined those. If the less fortunate can become digitally literate and harness the full power of the internet, it will make a great impact in reducing economic inequality. Otherwise, a huge population will stay isolated from the new, different, and simplified world.
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> I think we, the fortunate people, take the Internet for granted. We do not recognize the contribution it has made in today’s broad perspectives. For instance, I had three diaries where I would write documentation of PHP, JAVA, and LibGdx by hand. My limited internet access to prepare and print the several hundred pages of documents were very time expensive and cost inefficient.

### Sikder Shadman Sami (Software Engineer)

![Sikder Shadman Sami](../post-images/5-21-21-sami.png)

> The most significant impact of Bonton is making the internet more accessible to people from all walks of life. People who find themselves in need of internet on the go are at the mercy of expensive predetermined data packages, but Bonton provides an alternative that did not exist before. I find it really exciting to contribute to the development of such a product.

### Ishrat Jahan Ikra (Head of Finance)

![Ishrat Jahan Ikra](../post-images/5-21-21-ishrat.png)

> With the world wide web at our fingertips, the possibilities are endless. While some easily benefit from this online treasure trove of information, for many it’s not as accessible. Bonton Connect works tirelessly every day to bridge that gap and ensure everyone has equal access to the Internet. Team Bonton’s people over profit outlook helps me to live with purpose every day. Excited to see the change it brings in the world and proud to have been a small part of it.

## What impact are they all talking about?

The Bonton team is obsessed with making the internet affordable and accessible for all. Otherwise, you pay twice as much to access it.

One, when you’re at the go and pay for a large volume of data from telecom operators.

Another, when you’re home and pay for a monthly subscription fee.

## Why does the Bonton team believe this problem is so important?

Because, as a recent GSMA report has found, several barriers prevent the average Bangladeshi from enjoying sufficient internet per day: affordability, accessibility, usability and skills, relevance, & gender gaps.

Come be a part of the Bonton generation that’s making the internet free for all!

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Bonton Connect has launched its application on Google Play Store currently. You can download the app from [here](https://download.bonton.app/site).

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Making access to the internet easier with Bonton Connect


Bonton Connect was featured on Dhaka Tribune after the launch of the application on PlayStore. The feature focused on Bonton's inception and the business value proposition for its customers. Customers can use unlimited volume of internet for as little as 5tk for 12 hours with Bonton. Bonton has also enabled the “Sharing” option for their customers which means that people can share their WiFi from all over Bangladesh currently.

The feature also focused on the customers’ concerns about Bonton.

> This idea might seem too good to be true, and there are questions that might arise in one’s mind such as sharing the same open Wi-Fi could lead to security issues which might be a serious problem to the host. To counter that issue, Bonton app puts a password in for the host and maintains a strong firewall that guarantees security and privacy for the host.
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> There are other concerns too, such as whether sharing Wi-Fi might slow down the internet and hamper the hosts’ own experience? To that, they answered by saying they have developed a system that recognizes the traffic usage and if there is high consumption, the user will be transferred to another network that has a more surplus bandwidth.

You can read more about the article [here](https://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2021/04/25/making-access-to-the-internet-easier-with-bonton-connect).

Bonton Connect has launched its application on Google Play Store currently. You can download the app from [here](https://download.bonton.app/site).


Bonton Connect: All day internet at Tk 5?


Bonton Connect was featured on The Business Standard about its unique business model. The founders, Samiha Tahsin and Omran Jamal were interviewed about how the idea gradually turned into reality. The article talks about the ideation stage, the application development process and also features some reviews from Bonton’s customers.

> Shubho Sarker is using Bonton for the last one month in Mohakhali. He barely used to buy mobile data but now he frequently uses Bonton at work to use social media and visit websites. He is satisfied with its service, but has suggested improving the connection speed as it slows down in peak hours. He hopes to use the app even when it starts charging the users.

You can read more about the article [here](https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/bonton-connect-all-day-internet-tk5-164530).

The need for affordable internet has reached an all time high now, especially due to the pandemic. Help out your community by sharing your WiFi through Bonton.

Bonton Connect has launched its application on PlayStore and you can download it from [here](https://download.bonton.app/site).


Democratizing Access to Internet: An Interview With Samiha Tahsin and Omran Jamal, Founders, Bonton Connect


The founders, Samiha Tahsin and Omran Jamal sat with Ruhul Kader, founder of Future Startup for an interview about their journey with Bonton Connect. They discuss the pain points that led them to come up with the idea of Bonton and also how the product is developed keeping user security at the center.

> FS: Initially, I thought security should not be an issue because you should have figured out since it is such a basic feature for making something like this work. But it now seems like a major issue.
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> Omran: The security myths that you hear these days such as people will steal your FB password or hack your phone and steal your photos, these used to be real challenges back in 2008 and 2009. There are no more challenges for users. WIFI infrastructure was a bit underdeveloped at the time. Hacking was much easier.
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> Half of the security problems we solve through automating the routers and enabling some security features. The other half of the problem is solved by the modern world. Any router where there is modern firmware, all the security features that you need to ensure the security of the person who is sharing are already there. We just need to turn it on.
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> The only problem is that regular people don't know which feature to turn on and which to turn off. Our machine learning model takes care of that. Our machine learning model can tell which feature to turn on and which to turn off and how to block.
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> Specifically, no external user can access a machine from outside simply by taking advantage of the wifi network. It is similar to mobile data. When you are sharing mobile data no one can use that to browse your phone. That is the same for the computer and WIFI

The interview also revolves around the young talents of the Bonton team and how they handle the day-to-day operations. Read more from the article [here](https://futurestartup.com/2020/11/04/samiha-tahsin-and-omran-jamal-on-bonton-connect/).

Bonton Connect has launched its application on Google Play Store currently. You can download the app from [here](https://download.bonton.app/site).


Meet the Team

21st May 2021

Making access to the internet easier with Bonton Connect

24th Apr 2021

Bonton Connect: All day internet at Tk 5?

29th Nov 2020

Democratizing Access to Internet: An Interview With Samiha Tahsin and Omran Jamal, Founders, Bonton Connect

4th Nov 2020