Musa Ibrahim postage stamp a must
Monday, 21 June 2010
My wife (Farzana), children (Ali, 16 and Sonia, 14) not only rapturously applaud hero Musa Ibrahim on his historic conquest of Mount Everest, but also Sir Frank Peters for his suggestion that Musa should be featured on a postage stamp as a 'thank you' by the nation. It's a brilliant idea and far less costlier than a monument.
After Musa's triumph over Everest, Ali and Sonia have spent countless hours on the internet researching many aspects about it… it's height, it's location, the weather conditions etc. Not a family meal goes by without some discussion on Musa's success.
It is hard for us to fathom that a young person from the sometimes fiercely hot climate of relatively flat Bangladesh (and he only having a tiny experience of snow and up against the most hazardous weather conditions on earth) could accomplish such a wonderful achievement. Even top European mountaineers who have been born, bred and reared in minus 25-degrees and have known snow and poor weather conditions all their lives have not accomplished such a major feat.
I can honestly say that Musa Ibrahim is an enormous inspiration not only to my family, but the families of our friends and no doubt Bangladeshis throughout the globe.
Musa has become a national treasure… a beacon of light and hope for Bangladesh and a positive role model for our youth.
It would be a wasted rare opportunity, a crying shame, and a total injustice, if we were to honour Musa with nothing more than a thank you, a smile and bouquet of flowers from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a civic reception in Dhanmundi.
In its simplicity the suggestion by Sir Frank Peters to immortalize Musa on a postage stamp is brilliant. It would, as he says, generate foreign revenue, help showcase a positive aspect of Bangladesh to the entire world and send a strong-worded message of inspiration to our youth that this country honours those who honour it.
Toab Khan and family
Uttara Model Town.
Email: toad.khan@gmail.com
After Musa's triumph over Everest, Ali and Sonia have spent countless hours on the internet researching many aspects about it… it's height, it's location, the weather conditions etc. Not a family meal goes by without some discussion on Musa's success.
It is hard for us to fathom that a young person from the sometimes fiercely hot climate of relatively flat Bangladesh (and he only having a tiny experience of snow and up against the most hazardous weather conditions on earth) could accomplish such a wonderful achievement. Even top European mountaineers who have been born, bred and reared in minus 25-degrees and have known snow and poor weather conditions all their lives have not accomplished such a major feat.
I can honestly say that Musa Ibrahim is an enormous inspiration not only to my family, but the families of our friends and no doubt Bangladeshis throughout the globe.
Musa has become a national treasure… a beacon of light and hope for Bangladesh and a positive role model for our youth.
It would be a wasted rare opportunity, a crying shame, and a total injustice, if we were to honour Musa with nothing more than a thank you, a smile and bouquet of flowers from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a civic reception in Dhanmundi.
In its simplicity the suggestion by Sir Frank Peters to immortalize Musa on a postage stamp is brilliant. It would, as he says, generate foreign revenue, help showcase a positive aspect of Bangladesh to the entire world and send a strong-worded message of inspiration to our youth that this country honours those who honour it.
Toab Khan and family
Uttara Model Town.
Email: toad.khan@gmail.com