Maheshkhali Island

Coordinates: 21°35′02″N 91°55′21″E / 21.5840°N 91.9226°E / 21.5840; 91.9226
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Moheshkhali Island
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Geography
LocationMoheshkhali Upazila
Coordinates21°35′02″N 91°55′21″E / 21.5840°N 91.9226°E / 21.5840; 91.9226
Administration

Moheshkhali Island is the main island of Moheshkhali Upazila, in the Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh. There will be two LNG terminals FSRU and gas pipeline created to ease Bangladesh gas shortage.[1]

Moheshkhali is the only hilly island in Bangladesh. Combined with Kutubdia, another island smaller than itself, Moheshkhali forms the constituency known as Cox's Bazar-2 in Bangladesh Parliament. It is an Upazila (sub-district) under Cox's Bazar District.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Maheshkhali-Anwara gas pipeline". albd.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.