City Bank Chairman Rubel Aziz yesterday handed over a Bangladeshi flag to mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen, who leaves country today for her Mount Everest Expedition.

Wasfia Nazreen, a Bangladeshi mountaineer, is set to leave country today to climb to the summit of the Earth's highest Mount Everest as her third expedition after having reached two other highest peaks of two continents.

City Bank Limited has joined the Mount Everest Expedition of Wasfia as its Platinum Sponsor while Renata Limited and Kazi Farms Limited are Gold Sponsors, says a press releas.

A ‘flag-off’ ceremony was held at City Bank Centre banquet hall in the city yesterday on the occasion.
Rubel Aziz, City Bank’s Chairman, handed over a flag of Bangladesh to Wasfia at the function, which she will carry to the summit.

Wasfia will traverse the mountain from South side, the classic route taken by Edmund Hillary, which is considered the more difficult route than the North side.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 11th March 2012