11 digits in GP numbers from April 2nd week

All GrameenPhone (GP) mobile phone numbers will change to 11-digit series from the second week of April, sources in GrameenPhone said. The GP SMS service centre number will also be change to an 11- digit number. A separate digit will be added after the GrameenPhone prefix 017 while the other digits will remain unchanged. The additional digit after the prefix 017 for all existing GrameenPhone subscribers will be ‘1’. The GP SMS service centre number will be change from +880170000600 to +8801700000600.