Saturday, May 26, 2012

First Bangladeshi woman to Mount Everest Bangladeshi flag atop the 8,848-metre-high peak


Saturday,May 26,2012,03:14pm

DHAKA: Congratulation Nishat Majumder A 31-year-old Bangladeshi accountant Saturday became the first Woman from her country to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

Nishat Majumder, who began her adventure April 9, hoisted the Bangladeshi flag atop the 8,848-metre-high peak, an official of the Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club.The Daily Star over the telephone yesterday after returning safely to the base camp with her fellow mountaineer MA Muhit.
Wasfia expects to reach the summit sometime Friday morning, according to her last facebook update on Sunday.

Nishat and Muhit both expect to be back in Dhaka by June 1 or 2.

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