The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu on Thursday accorded a reception to Ikramul Hasan Shakil for being the first Bangladeshi to successfully complete the Great Himalaya Trail expedition. Dhaka TribuneShakil shared his experience and thanked the embassy for the support, the embassy said in a statement. Shakil walked 1,700 kilometres of the border-to-border trail in 102 days, starting from the Hilsha border in the west and ending at the Kanchenjunga base camp in the east. Dhaka TribuneOnly a very select number of mountain climbers from around the world have successfully completed the trail. A prolific writer of travelogues, Shakil promotes awareness through education in his mother tongue and conservation of the environment.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 28, 2023 02:03 UTC