Akke Rahman has become first British Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest, the highest mountain on the planet.
He reached the summit of Everest taking the challenge for "Peak Humanity", an initiative to raise funds for refugees and other humanitarian causes to support 26 appeals of Channel S’ Ramadan Family Commitment (RFC), said in a press release on Friday.
Hailing from Oldham, UK, he, being elated with the record said this was the mission of his life and expressed his euphoria to channel STV, a British Bangladeshi Satellite TV channel.
Rahman with excitement narrates the expedition, “I just couldn’t believe that I was on top of the world. It was just so difficult, I was exhausted, but I knew I had to complete this mission.”
Rahman explained, “We are living in challenging times. We thought Covid-19 was difficult; now look at the terrible situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Burma and other countries. When I see mothers' struggling to feed their children, and kids rolling around hungry and crying out for help, my heart aches. After all these, it comes to my mind that I need to do something to help them”.
Akke Rahman lives happily with his 3 young children and wife Hena Rahman in Oldham.
Donating £15,000 to Akke Rahman’s fundraising campaign, Lutfur Rahman, chairman of Work Permit Cloud said, “He has inspired generations, risked his own life and left his family behind to raise funding to support the vulnerable and refugees around the world. We are extremely honoured to support his campaign”.
You can support Akke Rahman campaign by donating on justgiving.com/peakar.
