What is the Bangladeshi term for a tract of land surrounded by water that forms as an accretion in a river course or estuary?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Chars
- Step 1: Banglapedia defines a char as a tract of land surrounded by water, usually an accretion in a river course or estuary, arising from erosion and deposition of river sediment; the Jamuna has the most char land. Answer: Chars. Why not the others: Haors, Beels and Baors don't fit.
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