[2] She reached the northern side of the mountain with the team on 19 May 2012, six days after which internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen reached the summit from Nepal side independently.
She received both bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Dhaka City College.
It took Nishat almost ten years of preparation before she attempted to climb the Everest.
She joined the Bangladesh Mountaineering and Trekking Club (BMTC) in late 2003 and ever since then went on expeditions with the other members of the organisation.
[5] She received official training in 2007 at the Darjeeling Mountaineering Club in India.