Four youths complete mountaineering training

Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club yesterday, Enam Ul Haque, the first Bangladeshi who visited the world's coldest continent Antarctica, said the course has increased the confidence of our mountaineers.

He said they will be provided higher training on mountaineering in next September.

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While narrating her experience on the training, Sadia Sultana Shampa, the only female member of the team, said they had to work very hard to complete the course.

" We have been dreaming to conquer the Everest for long and we hope we will be able to materialise our dream," she added.

Musa Ibrahim and Sirajul Haque, two other members of the team, also shared their experience about the training.

Muntasir Mamun Imran, who has the basic training on mountaineering from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, said the conquering of the Everest is not an easy task as it involves hard work and long training.

"Around 1200 mountaineers from 63 countries conquered the Everest in last 50 years, but there is no Bangladeshi in the list although the Everest is only 200 kilometers off from Bangladesh, " said Sirajul Haque Sagar.

Mountain Dew, a soft drink of Transcom Beverage Limited, sponsored the course.

Speaking on the occasion, Executive Director of the Transcom Beverage Golam Kuddus Chowdhury said their aim is to help conquer the Everest by Bangladeshis in the near future.