Bhasan Char

Bhasan Char
Char Bhasani
Native name:
ভাসানচর
Bhasan Char is located in Bangladesh
Bhasan Char
Bhasan Char
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates22°22′30″N 91°23′33″E / 22.37500°N 91.39250°E / 22.37500; 91.39250
Area25 sq mi (65 km2)
Administration
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictNoakhali District
UpazilaHatiya Upazila
Demographics
Population35,629 (September 2024)
Additional information
Time zone

Bhasan Char (Bengali: ভাসানচর), also known as Char Bhasani (Bengali: চর ভাসানী), is an island in Hatiya Upazila, Bangladesh.[1] Until 2019[2] it was known as Thengar Char.[1][3] It is located in the Bay of Bengal, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Sandwip island and 37 miles (60 km) from the mainland.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kullab, Samya (February 23, 2017). "The Trouble With Thengar Char". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bhasan Char project cost to rise 34%". The Business Standard. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. ^ Rahman, Shaikh Azizur (February 2, 2017). "Plan to move Rohingya to remote island prompts fears of human catastrophe". The Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Pokhare, Sugam; Westcott, Ben (January 31, 2017). "Thousands of Rohingya refugees may be sent to remote island". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

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