They cultivate fruit including watermelon, mango, jackfruit, banana, Coconut , papaya, guava, kul, and dates. Natural disaster In the years 1825, 1876, 1985, and 1991, Sandwip was affected by devastating cyclones and tornadoes. On 29 April 1991, a Category 5 cyclone hit the island, causing a death toll of about 40,000 and the destruction of 80% of the island's houses. The velocity of the cyclone was . Notable people Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan, leader of Bengal's first anti-British uprising Abul Kashem Sandwip, educationist and a founder of Bangladesh Betar Abdul Haq Abdul Hakim, 17th-century poet Abul Fazal Ziaur Rahman, physician and army officer AKM Asadul Haq, physician and army officer AKM Rafiq Ullah Choudhury, politician and language activist Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman, politician Belal Muhammad, a founder of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Belayet Hossain, Bangladeshi freedom fighter Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, former lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army Dilal Khan, final independent ruler of Sandwip Mahfuzur Rahaman, politician M. Obaidul Huq, politician Mostafa Kamal Pasha, politician Muzaffar Ahmad, politician and journalist; one of the founders of the Communist Party of India Mohammed Didarul Alam Shamsuddin Qasemi, Islamic scholar and politician Lalmohan Sen, revolutionary involved in the Chittagong armoury raid Mohit Kamal, psychotherapist Fakhrul Islam, Politician and First Mayor of Sandwip Municipality, Gallery See also History of Bangladesh List of islands of Bangladesh Notes References External links Sandwip Chittagong, Sandwip Chittagong, Bangladesh Islands of Bangladesh Islands of the Bay of Bengal Sandwip Upazila Tourism in Bangladesh Populated places in Bangladesh