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Nijhum
Dwip
(Bengali:
নিঝুম
দ্বীপ,
lit.
'Silent
Island')
is
a
small
island
under
Hatiya
upazila.
It
is
situated
in
Noakhali
District
in
Bangladesh.
Once
it
was
called
Char
Osmani,
Baluar
Char,
Golden
Island
Buffalo
Herd
at
Nijhum
Dwip
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.
Migratory
Birds
in
Nijhum
Dwip:
During
winter,
thousands
of
migratory
birds
flock
in
to
island.
The
fishermen
use
the
airy
and
sunny
land
as
an
ideal
place
for
drying
their
catches
from
the
sea.
Sometimes
many
of
them
also
construct
straw
huts
on
the
island
as
seasonal
residences.
In
1974
the
Forest
Department
took
an
afforestation
program
for
a
duration
of
twenty
years
in
the
north
side
of
the
island.
Covering
an
area
of
nine
thousand
acres,
it
has
now
developed
into
a
deep
forest
with
a
variety
of
plant
species.
Among
the
trees
Keora
is
much
seen.
Besides
this
Gewa,
Kankra,
Bain,
Babul,
Karamja,
Pashur
and
many
other
species
are
seen.
On
8
April
2001
the
government
declared
the
40,390
acres
(16,345
ha)
of
forest
of
Jahajmara
range
including
9,550
acres
(3,865
ha)
of
forest
land
on
Nijhum
Dwip
as
a
National
Park
for
the
protection
and
development
of
the
biodiversity
of
the
forest.
But
in
practice,
there
a
very
lazy
appearance
of
that
declaration.
It
was
named
'Nijhum
Dwip'
by
former
Minister
Amirul
Islam
Kalam
in
1975
observing
its
isolation
and
mild
nature.
The
forest
department
of
the
government
of
Bangladesh
created
mangrove
forests
in
Nijhum
Dwip
and
the
main
attraction
in
these
forests
is
the
herd
of
about
5000
cheetal
or
spotted
deer.
The
most
common
type
of
planted
tree
species
in
the
island
is
Keora,
also
known
as
Kerfa,
which
has
fast
growing
roots
holding
the
sandy
land.
The
plant
also
supplies
pillars
for
houses,
materials
for
making
boats
and
agricultural
implements,
and
fuel
for
domestic
use.
In
2001,
the
government
of
Bangladesh
declared
the
forest
area
as
Nijhum
Dwip
National
Park
in
the
year
2001.
Now
this
island
has
been
declared
as
the
unique
eco-touristic
spot
for
its
ideal
natural
setup
with
the
rich
bio-diversification
factors
and
the
perennial
mangrove
forest
with
wild
animals
like
spotted
deer,
wild
boar
and
rhesus
macaque
and
for
the
ideal
habitat
for
fish
resources.
Since
south
coast
is
open
to
the
mouth
of
a
great
span
of
Bay
of
Bengal,
whales
were
sometimes
seen
though
very
rare
nowadays.
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