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Ashar Char is a two mile long island in the western Bay of Bengal, located along the path of the Pyra river in the Amtali Upazila, Barguna District of Bangladesh.[1][2]


Population


In the past thousands of people lived on Ashar Char, but the island has been shrinking, and only a few hundred live there currently. The island was devastated by Cyclone Sidr in 2007. It is estimated that more than a thousand people died during the cyclone.[3]


See also



References


  1. "Kewra forest in death throes". The Daily Star. 10 November 2009.
  2. "Vanishing Islands Of Bangladesh: Climate Change Toll". Sky News. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.
  3. "Desperate struggle for survival after Bangladesh cyclone". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 November 2007.


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