Mountaineer Ikramul Hasan Shakil has made history by setting three world records in a single expedition.
He became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest from sea level, covering the longest distance on foot in the shortest time 鈥� walking from Cox鈥檚 Bazar at sea level, crossing 1,400 kilometers, and reaching the summit of Everest in just 84 days.
Upon returning from Nepal on Thursday, Shakil was honoured at a reception held in Dhaka by PRAN, the title sponsor of the 鈥楽ea to Summit鈥� expedition.
Shakil said, 鈥榃earing an oxygen mask in the death zone, I often felt I couldn鈥檛 go any further. But the dream of raising Bangladesh鈥檚 flag at the top of the world and the commitment to the 鈥楽ea to Summit鈥� expedition kept me going.鈥�
Eleash Mridha, managing director of PRAN Group, said, 鈥榃e wanted to help Shakil achieve his dream and contribute to a moment of national pride.鈥�
At the reception ceremony, Anu Tarek, world traveler and Member of BMTC, Toshan Paul, general manager of Mr Noodles and high officials of PRAN Group were also present.
