Wasfia Nazreen gets Emerging Explorer award

Risingbd Desk: Adventurer Wasfia Nazreen, who became the first Bangladeshi to scale the seven summits last year, is going to receive National Geographic Society`s prestigious Emerging Explorer award.

The National Geographic Society on Friday announced its 2016 class of Emerging Explorers, a group of 13 inspiring individuals from around the globe whose unconventional thinking and innovations are changing the world for the better.

Wasfia Nazreen has been named among the 13 individuals.

The Emerging Explorers Program recognises and supports gifted and inspiring scientists, conservationists and innovators who are at the forefront of discovery, adventure and global problem solving while still early in their careers. Each Emerging Explorer receives a $10,000 award to aid further research and exploration.

On May 26, 2012, Wasfia became the second Bangladeshi woman to scale the world’s highest peak Mount Everest after Nishat Mazumder.

In 2014, she was selected as a National Geographic Adventurer.

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