Lesson 3/35 min
Chars and a quick list
What is a char
- Char: land formed from silt deposited in a river's flow or at its mouth
- Chars can be raised in the Bay of Bengal by the cross-dam method
- The Jamuna river has the most chars
- Char livelihoods: large-scale farming in the chars with government subsidy
Chars and their districts
| District/place | Chars |
|---|---|
| Bhola | Char Manik, Jabbar, Newton, Fasson, Kukri Mukri, Nizam, Jongli, Monpura, Zahir Uddin, Faiz Uddin |
| Lakshmipur | Char Gazaria, Char Alexander |
| Noakhali | Subarna Char, Char Srijoni, Char Shahabani, Bhasan Char |
| Feni | Muhuri Char |
| Rajshahi (on the Indian border) | Nirmal Char |
| Sundarbans | Patni Char, Pakhir Char |
| South of the Sundarbans | Dublar Char (Jafar Point) |
Dublar Char and Char Kukri Mukri
- Dublar Char/Jafar Point lies south of the Sundarbans; known for fishing, dried fish, the coastal green belt, the Rash fair and holy bathing
- Char Kukri Mukri (Bhola) is a wildlife sanctuary of Bangladesh (Jahangirnagar question)
- Muhuri Char is in Feni (34th BCS)
Watch out: Urir Char: Noakhali in Khandokar, Chattogram in Zubair, so it is left out. Char Tufania (Patuakhali) is a Khandokar-only fact that could not be checked, so it is left out too.
Zubair's mixed quick list (ports, districts, places)
- Three seaports: Chattogram, Mongla, Payra; the main seaport is Chattogram
- Main river port Narayanganj; main land port Benapole (Jashore)
- The only island district is Bhola; Monpura is in Bhola; Nirmal Char is in Rajshahi district
- The highest peak is Tajingdong (Bijoy); the waterfalls Madhabkunda and Hamham are in Moulvibazar
- Largest beel Chalan Beel; Arial Beel in Munshiganj; largest haor Hakaluki
- Cold spring Himchhari (Cox's Bazar); hot spring Sitakunda (Chattogram)
- Hiron Point, Tiger Point and Jafar Point lie south of the Sundarbans
- St Martin's is the only coral island; Maheshkhali the only hilly island; Kutubdia has the lighthouse
Check yourself
Which river has the most chars?
At a glance
- 1
A char is land formed by silt in a river or estuary; the Jamuna has the most chars.
- 2
Bhola has Char Manik, Kukri Mukri, Fasson, Newton and others; Lakshmipur has Char Alexander and Gazaria.
- 3
Muhuri Char is in Feni; Nirmal Char is in Rajshahi (on the Indian border).
- 4
Dublar Char (Jafar Point) is south of the Sundarbans; famous for the Rash fair and dried fish.
- 5
Char Kukri Mukri is a wildlife sanctuary.