Ashar Char is an island in the western Bay of Bengal, and is about two miles long. It is located along the path of the Pyra river in the Amtali Upazila, Barguna District of Bangladesh.
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Population
Four or five years ago thousands of people lived on Ashar Char, but as the island is shrinking only a few hundred live there now.
Hit by Cyclone Sidr
The island was destroyed in 2007 by Cyclone Sidr. It is estimated that at least a thousand people died during the cyclone.
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