Char Nizam, also known as Char Nizam Kalkini, is a remote island in the Meghna river delta in the Bhola district of Bangladesh. The closest body of land is Dhal Char, a similar, albeit larger island to the west.

Char Nizam is home to 250 families.[1][2]

History

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Migrants on offshore islands of Bangladesh" (PDF). fmreview.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Leckie, Scott (2014). Land Solutions for Climate Displacement. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 9781134485055. Retrieved 9 February 2019.


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