This is a list of

Island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...

s of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

. The islands of Bangladesh are scattered along the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line bet ...

and the river mouth of the Padma. The word "Char" is used in many of the names and refers to floodplain sediment islands in the Ganges Delta. Many large rivers originated from the Himalayas carry a high level of sediment and it accumulates across the shoreline of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. This has led to significant changes in the morphology of the coastal area, including the development of the new Islands.

Western Bay of Bengal

Ashar Char 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. Population In the past thousands of people lived on Ashar Char, but the island has ...

* Andar Char * Char Hare * Char Lakhsmi/ Birshreshta Hamid Island * Char Manika * Nijhum Dwip * Ramnabad Island * Char Mantaz * Rangabali *

Dublar Char Dublar Char is an island in Bangladesh with an area of 66.5 km2, located in the Bagerhat District of the Khulna Division. It's a tourist destination inside Sundarban. Only Teletalk Internet & Mobile Network is available here. Fisherman live ...

Burir Char Burir Char is a Union of Barguna Sadar Upazila, Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-mo ...

* Pakhkhir Char * Dimer Char *

Char Bagala Char may refer to: People *Char Fontane, American actress *Char Margolis, American spiritualist *René Char (1907–1988), French poet *The Char family of Colombia: ** Fuad Char, Colombian senator ** Alejandro Char Chaljub, mayor of Barranquilla ...

Northern Bay of Bengal

* Bhola Island, the country's largest island * Ballar Char * Sandwip *

Urirchar Urir Char ( bn, উড়িরচর) is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a union parishad of Sandwip Upazila under Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography This river island is located north of San ...

Vegetation succession at the Bhashan Char, Jahajer char, and Sandwip islands BD Kabir

Swarna Dweep Swarna Dweep, also known as Jahaijar Char, is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is a part of the Hatiya Upazila under Noakhali District of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is administered by Bangladesh Army who use the Island as a tr ...

(Jahajer Chor/ Jahejjar chor) * Hatiya *

Manpura Island Manpura Island is an island in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, at the mouth of the Meghna river. It consists of Manpura upazila, Bhola District. The island has an area of 373 km2. Other major offshore islands of this region are Bhola ...

Char Sakuchia Char may refer to: People *Char Fontane, American actress *Char Margolis, American spiritualist *René Char (1907–1988), French poet *The Char family of Colombia: ** Fuad Char, Colombian senator ** Alejandro Char Chaljub, mayor of Barranquilla ...

* Char Nizam *

Char Kukri Mukri Kukri Mukri is an island (char) of Char Kukri Mukri union, Bhola District, in southern Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the ...

* Char Lakshmi * Char Montaz * Nijhum Dwip *

Dal Char Dhal Char is the southernmost island of Bhola district in Bangladesh. The island has attracted the attention of researchers, environmentalists and tourists alike for its unique position as one of the country's remotest permanently inhabited island ...

* Char Gazi * Char Faizuddin

Eastern Bay of Bengal

* St. Martin's Island * Chhera island * Jaliadwip *

Kutubdia Kutubdia ( bn, কুতুবদিয়া) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The upazila consists of an island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast near Chakaria, Cox's Bazar. History A police st ...

Maheshkhali Island Moheshkhali Island is the main island of Moheshkhali Upazila, in the Cox's Bazar District Cox's Bazar ( bn, কক্সবাজার জেলা , ''Cox's Bazar Jela'' also ''Cox's Bazar Zila'') is a district in the Chittagong Division of ...

* Sonadia *

Urir Char Urir Char ( bn, উড়িরচর) is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a union parishad of Sandwip Upazila under Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography This river island is located north of Sa ...

Disappeared islands

Islands that were previously existent but have now disappeared. * Bholar Dweep, a small islet situated between

Teknaf Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...

and St. Martin's Island, disappeared in 1861. *

South Talpatti Island New Moore, also known as South Talpatti ( bn, দক্ষিণ তালপট্টি, Dokkhin Talpotti) and Purbasha Island ( bn, পূর্বাশা দ্বীপ), was a small uninhabited offshore sandbar island in the Bay of Bengal, ...

was disputed between

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

and

. The

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reported it submerged by March 2010.

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Islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

Western Bay of Bengal

Northern Bay of Bengal

Eastern Bay of Bengal

Disappeared islands

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