Dublar Char is an
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 island ...
in
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 mos ...
with an area of 66.5 km
2, located in the
Bagerhat District
Bagerhat District ( bn, বাগেরহাট, pron: ''bageɾɦaʈ'') is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.
Geography
Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometres. It is bounded by ...
of the
Khulna Division
The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...
. It's a tourist destination inside Sundarban. Only
Teletalk
Teletalk Bangladesh Limited DBA Teletalk ( bn, টেলিটক) is the only state-owned GSM, 3G, LTE, 5G based mobile phone operator in Bangladesh that started operating in 2004. As in August 2021, Teletalk has a subscriber base of 6.27 ...
Internet & Mobile Network is available here. Fisherman live here during fishing season for three to four months and who have demanded a floating hospital from the Government of Bangladesh. The island hosts a Raas Mela (fair) annually.
Economy
Dublar Char is the largest dry fish processing site in the Sundarban region. Labor activists have accused the fishermen of using child labor on the island. On 8 November 2004, Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 93 boys between the ages of 7 and 12 who were used as slave labor by the fishermen.
There is only a market in dublar char named Dublar Char New market
Banking and telecommunication
Here there is no branch of bank. But mobile banking agents of
bKash
bKash ( bn, বিকাশ) is a mobile financial service in Bangladesh operating under the authority of Bangladesh Bank as a subsidiary of BRAC Bank Limited. This mobile money system started as a joint venture between BRAC Bank Limited, Bangl ...
,
nagad
Nagad ( bn, নগদ) is a Bangladeshi Digital Financial Service (DFS), operating under the authority of Bangladesh Post Office, an attached department of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (Bangladesh),. It is the new version of the ...
, SureCash & TeleTalk TelePay is available.
Mobile banking agents run their business based on
Teletalk
Teletalk Bangladesh Limited DBA Teletalk ( bn, টেলিটক) is the only state-owned GSM, 3G, LTE, 5G based mobile phone operator in Bangladesh that started operating in 2004. As in August 2021, Teletalk has a subscriber base of 6.27 ...
Network because Only
Teletalk
Teletalk Bangladesh Limited DBA Teletalk ( bn, টেলিটক) is the only state-owned GSM, 3G, LTE, 5G based mobile phone operator in Bangladesh that started operating in 2004. As in August 2021, Teletalk has a subscriber base of 6.27 ...
Internet & Mobile Network available here.
See also
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List of islands of Bangladesh
This is a list of Islands of Bangladesh.
The islands of Bangladesh are scattered along the Bay of Bengal 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 Del ...
References
Islands of Bangladesh
Islands of the Bay of Bengal
Populated places in Bangladesh
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