Nijhum Dwip - The Bride of the Sea

Nijhum Dwip (Bengali: নিঝুম দ্বীপ; English: Silent Island) is a small island underHatiya upazila. It is situated in Noakhali District in Bangladesh. Once it was calledChar Osmani,Baluar Char, Golden Island. A cluster of islands (mainly, Ballar Char, Kamlar Char, Char Osman and Char Muri) emerged in the early 1950s as an alluvium in the shallow estuary of the Bay of Bengal on the south of Noakhali. These new sandbanks first drew the notice of a group of fishermen, who named it Baular Char (literally, the alluvium of sand) later transformed into Ballar Char. Occupying an area of 14,050 acres (5,686 hectares). A major part of the island is covered by dense forest which is home to thousands of spotted deer. 

Picture Source: Internet

Picture Source: Collected from Internet