Zain Bahrain has come up with a treasure chest of special Ramadan initiatives for customers looking for special offers, spiritual content and charity outreach during the Holy Month.

The money savers and prizes include a 'Talk for 5 Mins (on-net) and get 10 free minutes' (on-net) offer and BD 30 worth of shopping vouchers by racking up a raffle entry for every BD 1 worth of international talk time.

There are also weekly prizes of upto $1000 plus a grand prize of Cadillac Escalade with a raffle entry for every 10 mins of talkime, 10 SMS sent, or 1MB of data access.

The Zain's SMS Donation celebrates the Ramadan spirit of giving. You can donate BD 1 by simply sending an SMS to a predefined short code, and for every BD1 donated, Zain shall double the donated amount. Proceeds shall be given to a local charity, said an official.

Then there are SMS competitions, religious SMS channels which feature prayer timings, daily verses, daily dua'a, etc. from the Zain menu, Quran and daily verses; Zajil Ramadan: Ramadan news from the renowned Zajil new service; connecting tunes service with new Ramadan themes and a bouquet of content for Ramadan including wallpapers, greetings, tones, etc.

Now Zain customers can also enjoy One Network's 'local call rates'  while going for Omra or simply visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said a statement.-TradeArabia News Service