G—NEWS (DILI) — Najmun Nahar is set to become the first Muslim Woman in the world to complete touring all 200 countries of the world as a solo traveller. Hailed as ‘super brave girl’ and Flag girl the Bangladeshi born has already travelled 180 countries. She will complete touring the remaining 17 countries.
Najmun Nahar embarked on a remarkable 25-year journey, traversing the globe predominantly by road. Throughout her adventurous journey, she encountered numerous adversities, staring death in the face multiple times. Undeterred, she continued her travels, unfurling the red and green flag in each country she visited.
Created a record carrying Bangladesh’s flag around the earth with immense pride. She is an exceptionally rare woman in the contemporary world history.
During world tour Najmun lead campaign for victims of wars & climate change, disadvantaged children & families, people suffering with disabilities & life changing circumstances.
She has introduced people in different parts of the globe to spread the message of humanity. There were many dangers on her way but she never gave up. Ignoring fear and uncertainty she has explored high summit, bottom of the sea, remote jungles, and unknown tribal domains.
She survived without food in African savannah. Sometimes she ate raw meat to survive in Ethiopian tribal domain, she was stuck 26 hours in the darkness of mangrove jungle at Guinea Conakry without a morsel of food. From high temperature her skin has burnt during her adventure in Sahara desert. She crossed many rivers, oceans, jungles and desert around the world. She faced extremely dangerous situations which could have easily led to her death.
She survived many dangerous incidents ranging from insect bites in Africa to difficult terrain. But she took them all in her stride and went ahead, travelling to one country after another, exploring different countries and working as a peace activist with cultural diversity. Najmun Nahar has accomplished this milestone all by herself without any fear.
Her mission is to travel every country on the planet with Bangladesh’s flag to promote peace and humanity. As a solo traveller, as an Asian, as a Muslima, as a woman, Najmun has broken all the stereotypes of being trapped in one identity and one culture and has embraced the oneness of universal energy of being part of humanity through her untiring pair of legs and the pair of eyes that feels.
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Award:
Najmun has received many accolades for her achievements from different parts of the world and from Bangladesh. She is the recipient of International Peace Torch Bearer Award from USA. She received more than 55 awards.
Education and work:
Najmun completed post-graduation in Asian Studies from Lund University, Sweden and she completed a graduation in political science from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She has also studied Human Rights and Asia at Seoul National University, South Korea.
She has worked as Research coordinator at Swedwatch, Sweden. Also she worked as a researcher at many different research projects.
Family and Inspiration:
Najmun Nahar was born in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh. Her father Md. Amin was a businessman, and her mother is Tahera Amin. Her grandfather Ahmed Ullah was an Islamic Scholar and a traveler. From 1926 to
1931, he travelled several countries in the Middle East. Her Father’s encouragement was the biggest inspiration in her life.
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