Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive is an 80-kilometre-long road from
Cox’s Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the n ...
to
Teknaf
Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...
along the Bay of Bengal and it is the world’s longest marine drive. It was inaugurated on 6 May 2017, by Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...
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Details
It was constructed by 16th Engineer Construction Battalion of
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...
, under the supervision of Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department.
The construction cost was around
৳1,050 crore (one thousand and fifty crore taka or ten billion and five-hundred million taka) i.e.
US$
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120 million.
Gallery
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See also
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Cox's Bazar Beach
Cox's Bazar Beach ( bn, কক্সবাজার সমুদ্র সৈকত), located at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is the longest natural sea beach in the world running and 5th longest beach af ...
References
Tourist attractions in Chittagong Division
Cox's Bazar District
Marine drive Marine Drive may refer to:
Roads Bangladesh
* Cox Bazar-Tekhnaf Marine Drive, world's longest marine drive road.
Canada
*Marine Drive (Nova Scotia), a scenic route in Nova Scotia
*Marine Drive (Greater Vancouver), a number of roadways in Metropo ...
Waterfronts
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