I thought this was BS until I checked Google Earth. Bangladesh is only 100 miles from the Himalayas depending on where you are in Bangladesh.
It reminds me of standing on a snow covered Alberta prairie in November one year hunting Gray Partridge. The Rockies were a 100 miles away shining in the sun. A spectacular sight like looking to land across an ocean.
An even more dramatic sight would be standing on the lip of the trench in front of the Andes. They would rise 50000 feet, 100 miles away, if you removed the water.