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Prof Zillur Rahman Siddique handing over the
national flags to two Bangladeshi youths in the national
press club yesterday who are to undertake Himalayan
expedition. NN photo

Staff Reporter

Two Bangladeshi trekkers for the first time are going to climb up the 'Manaslu' mountains of Nepal, which is considered as the eighth highest and fourth hazardous mountains in the world.

Trekker M A Muhit and Nur Mohammad who have already experienced the climbing of Chulu West, Mera Pic and Singo Chuli, will leave Bangladesh on September 8 aiming to conquer the Manaslu and will come back after 50 days expedition. They have received dense training from India with a view to undertaking the challenge.

The trekkers yesterday disclosed these at a press conference at the National Press Club while academician professor Zillur Rahman Siddique and Professor Ajoy Roy were also present.

The trekkers also anticipated that they would undertake the challenge of climbing the Mount Everest in April next year if they succeeded in this mission.

The average height of the Manaslu is 26,758 feet from the plain. At first A Japanese climbed up the Manaslu in 1954 and till 2003 only 240 persons across the world climbed up this mountain while 52 lost lives during their journey.

Transcom Beverage Limited and Paragon Group has sponsored the expedition while Bangla Mountaineering and trekking Club is coordinating the expedition.