Saiful Islam Shanto, a Bangladeshi hiker is going to start his world travel on foot. He will begin his journey on 22 March 2024 in front of National Parliament Building. The slogan of his mission is – Save Trees, Minimize Global Warming. Shanto published his travel plan at a press conference held at Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) auditorium in the capital this on March 20. Ashrafuzzaman Uzzal , President of Bangladesh Travel Writers Association and Zakaria Mahmud Uchchhas , founder of ‘Hatahati’,a walking group were present. Noted athletes of the country also joined the program.

Saiful Islam Shanto will start his journey and will cover India, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and the other countries of Asia . He will then move to Africa and Europe . Then Shanto will travel to North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica.

Earlier, Shanto covered the 64 districts of Bangladesh (3000 km) on foot in 75 days in 2022. He also completed Bangladesh-India walking challenge (Dhaka- Sandakhphu , Darjeeling) walking 1500km in 64 days.

As the world is suffering for climate disaster, Shanto has choosed the theme of his world travel as Save Trees, Minimize Global Warming. During his world tour he will convey awareness messages to the communities to fight climate disaster .

The world travel of Shanto will be supervised and monitored by Bangladesh Travel Writers Association and Hiker Society of Bangladesh .