Bhasan Char

Bhasan Char
Char Bhasani
Native name: ভাসানচর
	Bhasan Char
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	22°22′30″N 91°23′33″E / 22.37500°N 91.39250°E
Area	25 sq mi (65 km2)
Administration
	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Noakhali District
Upazila	Hatiya Upazila
Demographics
Population	28,000 (May 2022)
Additional information
Time zone	BST (UTC+6);

Bhasan Char (Bengali: ভাসানচর), also known as Char Bhasani (Bengali: চর ভাসানী) , is an island in Hatiya Upazila, Bangladesh.^[1] Until 2019^[2] it was known as Thengar Char.^[1]^[3] It is located in the Bay of Bengal, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Sandwip island and 37 miles (60 km) from the mainland.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Kullab, Samya (February 23, 2017). "The Trouble With Thengar Char". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ "Bhasan Char project cost to rise 34%". The Business Standard. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ Rahman, Shaikh Azizur (February 2, 2017). "Plan to move Rohingya to remote island prompts fears of human catastrophe". The Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ Pokhare, Sugam; Westcott, Ben (January 31, 2017). "Thousands of Rohingya refugees may be sent to remote island". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

[foreignaffars-1] Kullab, Samya (February 23, 2017). "The Trouble With Thengar Char". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

[tbs-2] "Bhasan Char project cost to rise 34%". The Business Standard. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

[guardian2Feb2017-3] Rahman, Shaikh Azizur (February 2, 2017). "Plan to move Rohingya to remote island prompts fears of human catastrophe". The Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

[cnn-4] Pokhare, Sugam; Westcott, Ben (January 31, 2017). "Thousands of Rohingya refugees may be sent to remote island". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

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