Babar Ali from Chittagong has become the sixth Bangladeshi to conquer the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.
He reached the summit at 8:45 am on Sunday, proudly raising the red and green flag of Bangladesh.
His mountaineering club, Vertical Dreamers, announced his achievement through a Facebook post, stating: “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 8:30 am local time (Nepal) and 8:45 pm 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
- Musa Ibrahim: First Bangladeshi to summit Everest on May 23, 2010.
- MA Mohit: Scaled Everest twice, on May 21, 2011, and May 20, 2012.
- Nishat Majumder: First Bangladeshi woman to conquer Everest on May 19, 2012.
- Wasfia Nazreen: Second Bangladeshi woman to summit Everest on May 26, 2012.
- Sajal Khaled: Summited Everest in 2013 but tragically died during his descent.
