Char Nizam

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Char Nizam, also known as Char Nizam Kalkini, is a remote island in the Meghna river delta in the Bhola district of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

Char Nizam is home to 250 families. [1]

History

Char Nizam was discovered in the mid 1980s and was soon after settled by people. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Migrants on offshore islands of Bangladesh" (PDF). fmreview.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. Shamsuddoha, Md.; Hossain, M. Shahadat; Shahjahan, Mohammad (2014). "Land availability for climate-displaced communities in Bangladesh". In Leckie, Scott (ed.). Land Solutions for Climate Displacement. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN   978-0-203-76251-6 . Retrieved 6 July 2021.

21°54′00″N90°48′04″E / 21.900°N 90.801°E / 21.900; 90.801