Char Nizam

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. ^ a b c "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″N 90°48′04″E / 21.900°N 90.801°E / 21.900; 90.801