Leading mobile service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday said it was looking at expanding its base in various SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries and would start with Bangladesh.

"We have always expressed our interest to expand in the SAARC region. We have been interested in Bangladesh and other SAARC countries," Akhil Gupta, the deputy group chief executive officer of the Bharti Enterprises, told reporters here.