First Bangladeshi woman scales Everest
Nishat Majumder has become the first Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.She reached the summit at 9:39am Bangladesh time on Saturday, Enam Ul Haque, the president of Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club, told The Daily Star.
The club organised the adventure while Plan Bangladesh, a non-government organisation (NGO), co-sponsored it under a campaign titled "Because I Am a Girl".
Another Bangladeshi mountaineer, MA Mohit, accompanied Nishat during her adventure, Enam Ul Haque said.
Mohit is the first Bangladeshi who scaled the Everest twice, he added.
Musa Ibrahim is the first Bangladeshi who conquered the Mount Everest on May 23, 2010.
Nishat, a 31-year-old accountant, on April 9 started the adventure from Kathmandu to the base camp of the Mount Everest to hoist Bangladeshi flag atop the highest mountain.
On April 6, Nishat flew from Dhaka for the adventure, a press release of Plan Bangladesh said earlier.
Wasfia Nazreen, another Bangladeshi girl, has also reached the Everest base camp to scale the highest mountain.
Three Sherpas – Lakpa Sherpa, Premba Sherpa and Mingmaa Sherpa – helped Nishat conquer the Everest, said Enam Ul Haque.
Nishat and her associates stayed a while at the peak of the Everest and have started descending to the base came, the president of the club said.
The mountaineers are expected to reach the base camp in a day or two, he added.
News Source: The Daily Star
