Nishat Majumder on top of the world. She is the third Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Photo: courtesy 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 yesterday, Enam Ul Haque, president of Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club, told The Daily Star.
Three Sherpas -- Lakpa Sherpa, Premba Dorje Sherpa and Mingmaa Sherpa -- assisted Nishat in conquering the Everest, said the club president, while Bangladeshi mountaineer MA Muhit accompanied her.
"Pemba Dorje Sherpa has informed me of Nishat's reaching the summit of the Everest through mobile phone around 10:30am." They conducted the expedition though the Nepal (south) side of the Everest, he added.
Nishat, a 31-year-old accountant, on April 9 began her adventure from Kathmandu to the base camp of the Everest to hoist Bangladesh's flag atop the highest mountain of the world.
Mohit is the first Bangladeshi who scaled the Everest twice, as he earlier reached the summit on May 21 last year.
Musa Ibrahim was the first Bangladeshi to conquer the Everest on May 23, 2010.
Organised by the club, the adventure was co-sponsored by Plan Bangladesh, a non-government organisation (NGO), under a campaign titled 'Because I Am a Girl'.
Nishat left Dhaka for the quest on April 6, a press release of Plan Bangladesh said earlier.
Hailing from Laxmipur, Nishat completed her post-graduation from Dhaka City College and recently joined Dhaka Wasa.
In his immediate reaction, her father Abdul Mannan Majumder said, "Her (Nishat) success will encourage Bangladeshi women to come out of religious bigotry.
"We from our family always encouraged her in this job," said Mannan, also the cultural secretary of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad central council.
Enam said Nishat and her associates stayed a while at the peak of the Everest and started descending to the base came. "The mountaineers are expected to reach the base camp this morning and will return to Bangladesh by next Friday," said Enam.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, opposition leader Khaleda Zia and Finance Minister AMA Muhith complimented Nishat on her success.
Meanwhile, Wasfia Nazreen, another Bangladeshi girl, has also reached the Everest base camp to scale the highest mountain.
A Facebook post by Wasfia yesterday said that her expedition had been hindered by heavy snowfall.
"My tent at camp 3 is gone by the lethal avalanche that severely injured two of the rope-fixing Sherpas earlier last morning! Their conditions are critical and one person is still missing," said the status. "This has, apparently, been one of the toughest years on Everest... Summit push super delayed."
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:20 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Congratulation
Sunday, May 20, 2012 01:32 PM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
Congratulations & many many thanks for your good job.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 02:19 PM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
Congratulations!
Sunday, May 20, 2012 02:25 PM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
Well done! A wonderful trailblazer for womenfolk of Bangladesh. May many lead in your footsteps and in other pioneering activities of body and mind.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 02:30 PM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
Congratulation Nishat,Your achivement brings a lot of happiness among us.Its very joyful that you are the first woman from Bangladesh who conquer Everest. Your name always be first in the row.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:15 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Congratulation Nishat Apu. Ramna park and our Shimul shade where you practice now waiting to see you. Also thanks to Muhit Bhai again for his brilliant second summit.
Sourav Mahmud
Member, Bangladesh Bird Club
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:49 AM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
congrate!-'-
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:48 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Congratulation Nisgat, congratulation to the mountainiering club and the DS for their coverage of the news.I know this is not the appropriare moment to raise any question on her success, but one can ask for more photographic evidence at the pick with the help of mobile phone the Sherpa informed the success to the reporter.I think our brave men and women are lacking modern equipment support for communication with visible acion picture and use of video camera and audio facility should be made available for the fiture climbers from Bangladesh.I am sorry to find some thing always in the news coverage and give my sincere reaction.Congratulation again to Nishat and keep going .
Sunday, May 20, 2012 06:46 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
i express my heartfelt felicitation. congrates !!!
Sunday, May 20, 2012 01:17 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Congratulation....
Sunday, May 20, 2012 08:05 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
We love you Nishat Majumdar. May you safely be back to the Country.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 08:50 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Nishu, we are proud with you.Congratulation.Allah tomak hefajot o hedayet korun.
Best of luck.Tumi Banglar gorbo.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:13 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
Nishat Majumdar splendidly surprised us all. It is a tremendous feat on the part of a Bangladeshi girl. She must have awesome patience and determination and willpower to have achieved this wonder. She has blazed a new trail, and has engraved her name as one of our true heroes. She deserves the highest accolades from the countrymen. Hearty congratulations and best wishes.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:41 AM GMT+06:00 (77 weeks ago)
we can , we can , what we need strong determination, commitment and will power .
congratulation and best wishes and one day we will be able to overcome all barriers in our social, economical and political arenas by asserting out our HONEST commitment , sincerity and strong will power ....time is ahead and to hug.
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:44 AM GMT+06:00 (76 weeks ago)
Congratulations. You've made us feel proud of you. Now we expect your safe return from the peak of the mountain. At the same time I also hope that soon you will complete reaching the tops of the rest of mountains of different continents as you have already desired. Go ahead.....Our blessings will remain with you.