Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive

Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive is an 80-kilometre-long road from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf along the Bay of Bengal and it is the world’s longest marine drive.[1] It was inaugurated on May 6, 2017 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2]

Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive

কক্সবাজার-টেকনাফ মেরিন ড্রাইভ
Marine Drive Road
Cox’s Bazar–Tekhnaf Marine Drive
Coordinates: 21.393151°N 92.000443°E / 21.393151; 92.000443
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictCox's Bazar
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)

Details

It was constructed by 16th Engineer Construction Battalion of Bangladesh Army, under the supervision of Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department.[3] 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$120 million.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Marine drive to unlock Cox's Bazar's potentials: PM". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  2. "World's longest Marine Drive opens in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 6 May 2017.
  3. "World's largest Marine Drive launched in Bangladesh". banglanews24.com.


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