Ashar Char Explained

Ashar Char is a two mile long island in the western Bay of Bengal, located along the path of the Pyra river in the Amtali Upazila, Barguna District of Bangladesh.[1] [2]

Population

In the past thousands of people lived on Ashar Char, but the island has been shrinking, and only a few hundred live there currently. The island was devastated by Cyclone Sidr in 2007. It is estimated that more than a thousand people died during the cyclone.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 10 November 2009 . Kewra forest in death throes . The Daily Star.
  2. News: 27 February 2008 . Vanishing Islands Of Bangladesh: Climate Change Toll . Sky News . https://web.archive.org/web/20091111064304/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641296130 . 11 November 2009.
  3. News: 20 November 2007 . Desperate struggle for survival after Bangladesh cyclone . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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