Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hoped at a reception for four Bangladeshis who scaled Mount Everest that the future generations will take Bangladesh's flag to new heights.
She handed over crests and cheques of Tk 100,000 each to Musa Ibrahim, M A Muhit, Nishat Mazumder and Wasfia Nazreen at her office.
The Prime Minister congratulated them on their climbing the world's tallest peak.
"We have many achievements. [Today] we can identify ourselves as Bangalees, we have accomplished an independent country, a flag."
Hasina seized the occasion to thank the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman saying all of these were possible for him.
The Prime Minister specially mentioned the feats of Nishat and Wasfia and said "Women have taken part in all our achievements. Women have matched men. None of the boys and girls is lagging behind."
Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to scale the highest summit, said, "Bangladesh has conquered Everest as the 67th country. Many will follow suit."
He urged the Prime Minister to set up a mountaineering institute and secure its place in the Guinness Book of World Records by planting one million trees in a day.
Hasina said her government would consider such mountaineering institute and added that it would not be difficult to plant a million trees in a day as her party plants trees on the first day of Bengali month of Asharh.
Muhit, who scaled the highest summit twice, presented one of his photographs to Hasina in which he holds the national flag on the highest peak.
Nishat, the first Bangladeshi woman to climb to the fearsome and unforgiving peak, also talked about her feelings at the programme.
Wasfia, the second Bangladeshi woman to conquer Mount Everest, remembered the contributions of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the beginning of her speech.
"We women are making progress. I feel like I am having a rebirth after returning from the Everest amid great risks," she said.
State Ministers for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Sports and Youths Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Md Ahad Ali Sarkar also spoke on the occasion.
Ministers, Prime Minister's Advisors, State Ministers, MPs and the top-brass of the PMO were also present.
Later, popular singers Rezwana Chowdhury Bonna and SI Tutul performed at a cultural programme there.
Nishat reached Everest's 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Nepal May 19 morning with another team member, M A Mohit.
Wasfia reached the highest peak on May 26.
Musa Ibrahim was the first Bangladeshi to have conquered the Everest on May 22, 2010.
Nishat's companion Mohit was the second man to scale it on May 21, 2011.
She handed over crests and cheques of Tk 100,000 each to Musa Ibrahim, M A Muhit, Nishat Mazumder and Wasfia Nazreen at her office.
The Prime Minister congratulated them on their climbing the world's tallest peak.
"We have many achievements. [Today] we can identify ourselves as Bangalees, we have accomplished an independent country, a flag."
Hasina seized the occasion to thank the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman saying all of these were possible for him.
The Prime Minister specially mentioned the feats of Nishat and Wasfia and said "Women have taken part in all our achievements. Women have matched men. None of the boys and girls is lagging behind."
Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to scale the highest summit, said, "Bangladesh has conquered Everest as the 67th country. Many will follow suit."
He urged the Prime Minister to set up a mountaineering institute and secure its place in the Guinness Book of World Records by planting one million trees in a day.
Hasina said her government would consider such mountaineering institute and added that it would not be difficult to plant a million trees in a day as her party plants trees on the first day of Bengali month of Asharh.
Muhit, who scaled the highest summit twice, presented one of his photographs to Hasina in which he holds the national flag on the highest peak.
Nishat, the first Bangladeshi woman to climb to the fearsome and unforgiving peak, also talked about her feelings at the programme.
Wasfia, the second Bangladeshi woman to conquer Mount Everest, remembered the contributions of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the beginning of her speech.
"We women are making progress. I feel like I am having a rebirth after returning from the Everest amid great risks," she said.
State Ministers for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Sports and Youths Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Md Ahad Ali Sarkar also spoke on the occasion.
Ministers, Prime Minister's Advisors, State Ministers, MPs and the top-brass of the PMO were also present.
Later, popular singers Rezwana Chowdhury Bonna and SI Tutul performed at a cultural programme there.
Nishat reached Everest's 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Nepal May 19 morning with another team member, M A Mohit.
Wasfia reached the highest peak on May 26.
Musa Ibrahim was the first Bangladeshi to have conquered the Everest on May 22, 2010.
Nishat's companion Mohit was the second man to scale it on May 21, 2011.
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