Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi Everest conqueror, returned home on Tuesday after his glorious expedition.
Hundreds of fans of Everest hero Musa Ibrahim thronged into the Shahjalal International Airport to welcome him on Tuesday when he returned home from Nepal after conquering the world’s highest peak Mount Everest on May 23.
Musa, the first-ever Bangladeshi to scale the summit of the Everest, was given warm reception at the airport in the afternoon as he flew in by a special aircraft from Kathmandu. As the aircraft reached the tarmac, Musa carrying his son Wasi in his arms came out and waived at the well wishers and fans waiting inside the airport lobby. He also responded to cheers by the cross section of people at the departure gate.
Musa was accompanied by his father Ansar Ali, wife Sharaban Tahura Rimi and elder sister Noor e Ayesha, who all went to Khatmandu on Monday to receive Musa, now the pride of their family.
‘It is not a victory of mine; rather it is a success of 160 million people of Bangladesh,’ a delighted Musa told reporters as he was coming out of the VIP lounge amid incessant flashes by photographers.
The conqueror of the Everest, Musa, was attired with a red-green T-shirt and a Bangladesh national flag on his forehead. He thanked the countrymen for their love shown to him. ‘I will try to do everything whatever [adventurous] a youth always wants to accomplish,’ Musa said of his mission and determination.
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the Nepal-Tibet border in 1953.
Musa’s special aircraft, Piaggio P 180 Avanti-II, touched down Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 4:15pm after leaving Kathmandu for Dhaka at 2:05pm on Tuesday.
He was first given a bouquet of greetings from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Prime Minister's Special Assistant Abdus Sobhan Golap handed over the bouquet to Musa. Representatives of Jatiya Krira Parishad and Ministry for Youth and Sports and Zahid Ahsan Russel, chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sports greeted Musa with bouquets. Foreign Secretary Mohammad Mijarul Quayes also presented Musa with a bouquet at the airport.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony and other leaders welcomed Musa on behalf of the main opposition party. Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman, noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud, deputy editor and North Alpine club president Anisul Haque and Channel-i managing director Faridur Reza Sagor also greeted Musa.
Three Sherpas — Som Bahadur, Kailash Tamang and Lakpa Nuru — who helped Musa to climb the Everest came to Bangladesh with him. Scaling the Everest on May 23, Musa descended to the base camp on May 25 and reached Kathmandu on May 27.
Musa, who earned rare honour for the country showed victory symbol to the media people and said: "I could not think about getting such a reception." Giving a brief description of his Everest expedition, he said it was a very difficult task. He said he was overwhelmed with joy when he hoisted Bangladesh's flag on arrival at the Everest peak at 5 am on May 23.
Musa's wife, Assistant Judge Umme Saraban Tahura, said she was also overwhelmed with delight on receipt of the news of her husband's success.
Musa Ibrahim attained his Bachelor of Education(B.Ed) degree on Science Education and Master of Education(M.Ed) degree on Educational Evaluation and Research from 'Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka. He also attained a degree on Disaster Management from BRAC University.
Musa Ibrahim is the second child of his parents. His father's name is Ansar Ali and mother's name is Bilkis Begum. His elder sister is Nur Aisha, UN employee and younger brother is Shoeb Harun, studying in Sydney, Australia. He got married in January 2007 to Ummey Sharaban Tahura, Assistant Judge.
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