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Nepali young tourist reached North Bengal

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 18 October 2022
SAIDPUR (Nilphamari): The Nepali tourist 'Iih' posed for a photo session with his Bangladeshi guide Homayed Ishaq Moon at Saidpur Upazila. NN photo
SAIDPUR (Nilphamari): The Nepali tourist 'Iih' posed for a photo session with his Bangladeshi guide Homayed Ishaq Moon at Saidpur Upazila. NN photo

Saidpur (Nilphamari) Correspondent :

 A 27-year-old Nepali youth named ‘Iih’, who set out on a world tour on foot, has reached North Bengal. He reached at Saidpur, Nilphamari on Sunday. Iih is the resident of Thapathali area of Kathmandu in Nepal. He started his this journey from his own country Nepal, Kathmandu to Dhaka. He reached Dhaka on 9th September. He started his journey from Dhaka within Bangladesh on 18th September. Completing Teknaf and side area he again reached Dhaka and stareted again for Norther part of the Country. He reached Saidpur through Jaipurhat, Hakimpur of Dinajpur, Birampur, Phulbari, Parbatipur by crossing mountains, rivers, highways, highways, high and low paths.
When Iih arrived at Saidpur Town on Sunday evening, Saidpur Traffic Inspector Nahid Parvez Chowdhury, local journalists and other traffic police members welcomed and greeted him with flowers. He explained the details of his Journey to New Nation Correspondent at Equ Hotel & Resort on Sunday Night. He said he will leave Saidpur on Monday (today) Morning for Nilphamari, then to Debiganj, Panchagarh and final destination Tentulia. It will be his last destination in Bangladesh but not the least. Iih is very much impressed by Bengalese Hospitality. He also loved the natural beauty of Bangladesh.  
He said that he likes traveling since childhood. He left school at the age of 14. Then he left his family also and travel became the part his life. From the beginning, his dream was to travel the world. In 2015, he walked all over Nepal. It took a year. He then plans to travel the world on foot. Mountaineer, Photographer and writer Homayed Ishaq Moon became his traveling companion from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Moon is the friend of the Nepalese young man.
When asked, Moon said that a few years ago he went to the base camp of Mount Everest and met Iih there, and then they became friends. After crossing Nepal, India and Sri Lanka on foot, when he told him that he planned to travel to Bangladesh, he became his travel companion.