Mastercard celebrates success of women’s winter expedition ‘Sultana’s Dream Unbound’

Mastercard, the global digital payment service provider, in association with the Liberation War Museum, organised an event, styled "Mastering Dreams, Conquering Heights", in Dhaka on Monday to celebrate the success of Sultana's Dream Unbound – the first women's winter expedition.

Inspired by Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's visionary literary work Sultana's Dream, this summit mission was proudly supported by Mastercard, organised by Obhijatri, endorsed by UNESCO.

Over 200 female bankers and corporate leaders gathered to celebrate the mountaineers' extraordinary achievement.

This historic expedition saw five Bangladeshi women mountaineers, led by Nishat Mazumder, the first Bangladeshi woman to conquer Mount Everest, along with Yasmin Lisa, Arpita Debnath, Mousumi Aktar Ap, and Tahura Sultana Rekha, make history by conquering five peaks in Nepal's Langtang region, including Yala Peak (5,500 miles), Surya Peak (5,145 miles), and Gosaikunda Peak (4,747 miles).

Nurun Nahar, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, attended the programme as the chief guest, and Ghanshyam Bhandari, the Nepalese ambassador to Bangladesh, was present as the special guest.

Susan Vize, head of office and country representative to UNESCO Dhaka; Mofidul Hoque, trustee of the Liberation War Museum; Syed Mohammad Kamal, country manager for Bangladesh at Mastercard; along with senior bankers and representatives from the Liberation War Museum, were also present.