Bihanga Island Explained

Native Name:ধানসির চর
Native Name Lang:bn
Location:Baleshwari River
Country: Bangladesh
Country Admin Divisions Title:Division
Country Admin Divisions:Barisal Division
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Barguna District
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Upazila
Country Admin Divisions 2:Patharghata Upazila
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Bihanga Island is located at Patharghata Upazila in Barguna District. It is an island of Baleshwari River.Although the island was discovered long ago, it was recently named Bihanga Island. The name Bihanga in Bengali language means "bird". To the locals it is known as the Dhanseer Char. At one time, the island had a lot of Dhanshee plants. It is located close to the World Heritage Sunderbans.[1] [2]

Geography

World Heritage Sundarbans in the west, Patharghata Upazila in the east, Chordwani Union and some parts of Sunderbans in the north and Baleshwari river in the south between the Bay of Bengal.

References

22.0221°N 89.9066°W

Notes and References

  1. News: https://www.banglanews24.com/climate-nature/news/bd/659520.details . bn:বলেশ্বরের বুকে জেগে ওঠা ‘বিহঙ্গ দ্বীপ’ . Banglanews24.com . bn.
  2. News: http://www.amaderbarisal.com/news/161864.aspx . bn:বরগুনার বিহঙ্গ দ্বীপ . Amader Barisal . 2019-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823131132/http://www.amaderbarisal.com/news/161864.aspx . 2018-08-23 . dead.