Arafat, a Bangladeshi social activist, is all set to cross Bangla Channel, a swimming path on the Bay of Bengal, for six consecutive times.

The young boy for the first time won the 16.1 km Teknaf fisheries Jetty -Saintmartin’s island channel, in 2015, said a press release.

This year he along with 45 brave swimmers is scheduled to run the challenging journey on November 30, it reads.

Bangla Channel is discovered by 'Adventure Guru' late Quazi Hamidul Haque.

Shworoz Adventure is organizing the event titled 'Fortune Bangla Channel Swimming -2020', while Health Revolution and Coach Kamrul Hasan Network (CKH Network) are the sponsors, it adds.

Health Revolution is a health initiative promoting a healthy lifestyle among all walks of lives and Coach Kamrul Hasan Network (CKH Network) is a full-fledged education platform working with the vision of helping young students of Bangladesh and professionals with impactful and valuable career guidelines, the release mentions.