Bangladeshi mountaineers leave for Nepal today
A team of mountaineers of North Alpine Club Bangladesh (NACB) is leaving Dhaka for Nepal today with an aim to climb the Annapurna IV of the Himalayas.
At a press conference organised by the NACB at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) in the city yesterday, Musa Ibrahim, general secretary of NACB, put forward the programme of the team.
“This is the first time such an initiative has been officially taken from the country,” he said, adding that such events should be supported by the authorities concerned.
A two-member team is leaving for Nepal today while the rest of the nine-member team will start on May 26.
NCAB has a plan to climb the Everest by 2010.
“The successful journey to Annapurna IV will boost our bid to conquer the Everest,” said Lt Col MM Iqbal Alam, adviser to NACB.
“The adventure would set an example before the youths of the country and its success will be a pride for the nation,” he added.
This venture requires minimum 40 days and the team will literally start climbing up from the base on May 29, the day when Hillary conquered the Mount Everest.
The team has to get past four camps to reach Annapurna IV.
The members of the team are Musa Ibrahim, Touhid Hossain, Dhruba Jyoti Ghosh Mukul, MH Jayedi, Munira Farzana Tania, Abdul Halim, Badruddin Omar, Jahid and Md Sadekur Rahman.
The title sponsor of the programme is Navana Group while Matra, Kohinoor Chemicals, Summit Group and Destiny Group are event partners.
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