About Saint Martin’s Island :

• Saint martin’s island is situated in the southeast of Bangladesh on The Bay of Bengal.
• From the main land it is 9-10 km far. It is almost 7 km long including “Chera Dweep”.
• Chera Dweep is another attraction of this island. This a torn part of this island but exclusively beautiful.
• “Chera” means Torn and “Dweep” means Island. The under water colorful fishes and live corals entertain the tourist in Chera Dweep.
• Local name of this island is “Narikel Gingira” means Coconut Island. The total island is surrounded by thousands of coconut trees.
• The northern part of the island is the mostly populated area and all the hotels, motels and restaurants are there in the northern part.
• On the other hand southern of the island is almost blank.It has become one of the most popular tourist places in Bangladesh. October to March is considered as tourists season. Tourists are being attracted for its natural beauty.

Bangladesh has ordered a building congeal on its lone coral island in a bid to save its wildlife and natural beauty from a boom in construction fuelled by tourism, its environment minister said Tuesday.

Hasan Mahmud told AFP his government had declared the eight square kilometre (three square mile) St Martin’s Island an ecologically critical area and had banned new buildings there.

“We have also ordered an inventory of the existing infrastructure that threatens the island’s ecology,” he said, adding that any buildings that harm the environment would be demolished.

St Martin’s Island, situated 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of the capital Dhaka, is Bangladesh’s lone coral island and attracts tens of thousands of tourists during holiday periods.

The island is habitat to some rare flora and fauna, including 182 wildlife species. In recent years, the island has witnessed a building boom due to a huge rush of tourists.

So, we should come forward to save the world best coral island – Saint Martin.