KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's NTT DoCoMo has bought 30 percent of the Bangladesh unit of Malaysian mobile phone company TM International Bhd, TM International said on Friday. TM International controls the AKTEL brand in Bangladesh, with more than seven million subscribers, making it the third-largest mobile services provider in the country.

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone company, has submitted a bid to buy the 30 percent of AKTEL owned by A K Khan and Company, a stake previously valued at over $300million.