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M A MUHIT
Bangladeshi mountaineer MA Muhit conquered Mount Everest Saturday though the news is yet to be confirmed officially.

The 41-year-old is the second Bangladeshi after Musa Ibrahim to reach the top of the world. Musareached the peak on this very day last year.

MA Muhitis the second mountaineer from Bangladesh who hasreached at the worlds highest mountain peek on May 22, 2011

Director- General of foreign ministry’s External publicity wing Shamim Ahsan confirmed the success of Muhit to banglanews over telephone.

“MA Muhit informed the Director General, foreign ministry’s South Asia Affairs, Mashfi Binte Shams about the success oof his expedition.

Earlier on May 24 in 2010, Musa Ibrahim conquered the Mount Everest as the first Bangladeshi conquerer.

Though Muhit was the companion of Musa Ibrahim that time, he could not reach Mount Everest due to inclement weather.

Earlier, MA Muhit scaled Cho Oyo, the sixth highest peak of the world, which is 8, 201 meters tall. Besides, he reached at the top of Bijoy Tahjingdong, the highest mountain of Bangladesh, for twice.

MA Muhit received training from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute of India. He surmounted on Chulu West, Meera, Singu and Lobuje peak of the Himalayans.

He also scaled the Mansulu Mountain which is more than 7,000 meters tall.

Muhit started for Himalayans with his entourage on last week of March, 2011.

Besides, more two Bangalees, Deepangkar Ghosh and Rajib Bhattracharya of India, also climbed onto the top of the Mount Everest.

Earlier, Indian Bangalee Debashis Biswas and Bashanta Shingha Roy conquered Everest in 2010. But Sattobrato Dam claimed him as the first Bangalee conqueror of Mount Everest. He was scaled Everest on behalf of Indian Army.

By this account, Bangladesh’s mountaineer MA Muhit became 5th Bangalee to reach the top of the Mount Everest.

Muhit is a member of Bangla Mountaineering and Tracking Club. Several online news websites reported his feat quoting BMTC members and foreign ministry officials.

Bangla daily Prothom Alo today reported that BMTC President Enam Ul Haque told the paper that he spoke to Muhit yesterday evening over mobile phone. Muhit had borrowed the phone from a Sherpa.

Muhit told Enam that he conquered the Everest Saturday. He is expected to come down to the level-1 base today, the newspaper said.

The Daily Star contacted foreign ministry officials in Dhaka and Nepal and BMTC members who claimed that they heard the news but could not confirm.