Babar Ali from Chittagong has become the sixth Bangladeshi to conquer the highest peak on earth, Mount Everest.
He reached the summit at 8:45am on Sunday, proudly raising the red and green flag of Bangladesh.
His mountaineering club, Vertical Dreamers, announced his achievement through a Facebook post.
The post said: “Babar is now on his way down to Camp-4. It will take time to get pictures as it is not possible to communicate with him in the death zone.”
Dr Babar’s achievement has sparked widespread acclaim across social media.
Farhan Zaman, the expedition’s chief coordinator, confirmed Dr Babar’s ascent, saying: “Babar Ali has touched the highest peak Everest at 8:30am local time (Nepal) and 8:45pm Bangladesh time this morning.”
Dr Babar, who left Bangladesh for Nepal on April 1, underwent extensive preparation before embarking on his Everest journey. After a week of trekking from Kathmandu to the base camp, he began the ascent.
With his successful Everest climb, Dr Babar now aims to conquer Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world. If he succeeds, he will be the first Bangladeshi to summit Lhotse and the first to climb two 8,000-meter peaks in a single expedition, marking a new milestone in Bangladeshi mountaineering.
Bangladeshis who successfully scaled Everest
To date, five other Bangladeshis have successfully scaled Mount Everest.
Musa Ibrahim was the first Bangladeshi to reach the summit on May 23, 2010.
MA Mohit achieved this feat twice, on May 21, 2011, and May 20, 2012.
Nishat Majumder, the first Bangladeshi woman to conquer Everest, reached the summit on May 19, 2012.
Wasfia Nazreen followed as the second Bangladeshi woman to do so on May 26, 2012.
In 2013, Sajal Khaled also scaled Everest but tragically died during his descent.
