Only 4 person liked the idea , agreed to join in that program , cause cleaning our coast was quite an unorthodox invitation to all , I requested , placed my logic , No , dint get more than that four. It was the beginning story of today’s successful International Coastal Cleanup 2007 Bangladesh chapter. [...]
Climb for Peace | Mt. Rubal Kang
Mountaineering is a new phenomenon in Bangladesh. At 2007, we are still in its infancy. The good thing is that over time, the idea of mountaineering has gained ground. In 2003 on the fiftieth anniversary of the conquest of Mt. Everest, Bangladesh cheered along with the world. At that time there was great jubilation among [...]
Nepal shoots down minister’s Everest dream
Nepalis have given the thumbs-down to their forest minister Deepak Bohora’s lofty plan to hold a cabinet meeting in the lap of Mt Everest, calling it an unnecessary ploy. The minister, whose wish to allow hotels to run as usual in the core area of a national park in southern Nepal has also been shot [...]
Global warming: Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA (AP) Nepal’s Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which is causing glaciers to melt in the Himalayas, an official said Monday. The Cabinet will meet at the Everest base camp later this month, just ahead of an international climate change conference next month [...]
Packing Tips for Travel Photography
By Jay Hargett Check www.tsa.gov and your airline’s Web site to figure out how you’ll need to divide your gear among carry-ons and check-through bags. Note that restrictions on lithium batteries were imposed on January 1, 2008. Before you leave the house It’s assumed that you’d have an itinerary, either from your travel agent or [...]
Why are the Himalayan glaciers melting?
The BBC’s Chris Morris travels to the main source of the Ganges river to find out why the glaciers are melting. As the first light of dawn lit up the snow-covered mountain peaks, we trekked through a barren landscape 4,000 metres up in the Indian Himalayas, heading for the Gangotri glacier, the main source of [...]






