Bangladeshi Mountaineer Babar Ali has become the fifth person in the country to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.
He reached the summit around 8:45am on Sunday (19 May), said the chief coordinator of the expedition, Farhan Zaman.
"Expedition to Mount Everest is undoubtedly a difficult task. After completing it today, Babar will embark on a journey to climb the 27,940-foot Mount Lhotse. Although Everest has been conquered before by Bangladeshis, no attempt has been made to climb Everest and Lhotse in the same expedition before. That is the challenge taken by Babar, who has prepared himself for expeditions to various peaks of the Himalayas for the past several years," he added.
"The total cost of this campaign is Tk45 lakhs. In which Visual Knitwear Limited is the main sponsor. Besides, co-sponsors were Everest Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dhaka Divers Club, Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited, Blue J, Chandrabindu Prakashani, Giri, and Vertical Dreamers," Farhan Zaman said.
Also, various social and sports organisations from the country and abroad and countless well-wishers have participated in mass fund collection for the campaign.
Babar's Everest adventure began on 1 April, he reached Everest base camp 10 days later, said a press release issued by his organisation, Vertical Dreamers.
On 26 April, he started from the base camp and went up to Everest Camp-II and returned in order to acclimatise to the conditions.
After that, it had been a long wait for the right weather to summit. The journey to the final goal began on 14 May.
Babar Ali reached Camp-II on 14 May, Camp -II on 18 May, and Camp-IV early on 19 May.
Born in Budishwachar of Hathazari Upazila of Chrattogram, Babar Ali is a doctor by profession.
He started his medical career after passing MBBS from Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
Babar eventually quit medical practice to pursue his passion.
Previously four Bangladeshis - Musa Ibrahim in 2010, MA Muhit in 2011, Nishat Majumdar in 2012, and Wasfia Nazreen in 2012 successfully summited Mount Everest.
Mohammed Khaled Hossain summited Mount Everest in 2013 but died on his way down.
