Urir Char

Urir Char is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is a union of Sandwip Upazilla under Chittagong District of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

In 1985, Urir Char was among a number of islands in the Bay of Bengal that were devastated by Tropical Storm One. The Bangladesh Army flew relief materials in by helicopter.[3] In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced a plan to build a dam in Urir Char to reclaim land.[4]

References
  1. "Urir Char, Bangladesh - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Sandwip-Urir Char-Noakhali cross dam for long-term food security". The Daily Star. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. Weisman, Steven R.; Times, Special To the New York (29 May 1985). "Bangladeshis Struggling to Recover". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. "Project to recover land of Urir Char". banglanews24.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2019.


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