Cox's Bazar Beach

At high tide, the beach is {{convert|200|m}} wide, and at low tide, it is {{convert|400|m}} wide on average. Quicksand is a danger during ebb tide.{{cite news |date=17 March 2010 |title=43 died in Cox's Bazar sea beach in 13 years: 5-km beach net likely |url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=95288&date=2010-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045707/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=95288&date=2010-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |newspaper=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |access-date=1 November 2015}}

{{main|Cox's Bazar}}

From the early 9th century, the greater Chittagong area including Cox's Bazar was under the rule of Arakan kings until its conquest by the Mughals in 1666 AD. When the Mughal Prince Shah Shuja was passing through the hilly terrain of the present-day Cox's Bazar on his way to Arakan, he was attracted to its scenic and captivating beauty. He commanded his forces to camp there. His retinue of one thousand palanquins stopped there for some time. A place named Dulahazara, meaning "one thousand palanquins," still exists in the area.

After the Mughals, the place came under the control of the Tipras and the Arakanese, followed by the Portuguese and then the British.

The name Cox's Bazar originated from the name of a British East India Company officer, Captain Hiram Cox, who was appointed as the superintendent of Palonki (today's Cox's Bazar) outpost. He succeeded Warren Hastings, who became the Governor of Bengal following the British East India Company Act in 1773. Cox embarked upon the task of rehabilitation and settlement of the Arakanese refugees in the area.{{cite book |author=Nandita Haksar |title=Rogue Agent: How India's Military Intelligence Betrayed the Burmese Resistance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkXJveQavMEC&pg=PT55 |year=2009 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-306489-3 |pages=55–56 |access-date=22 November 2020 |archive-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125050203/https://books.google.com/books?id=vkXJveQavMEC&pg=PT55 |url-status=live }} He rehabilitated many refugees in the area, but died in 1799 before finishing his work. To commemorate him, a market was established and named after him, called Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar was first established in 1854 and became a municipality in 1869.

Just after the end of British rule in 1947, Cox's Bazar became part of East Pakistan. Captain Advocate Fazlul Karim, the first post-independence chairman of Cox's Bazar Municipality, established the Tamarisk Forest along the beach. He wanted to attract tourists as well as to protect the beach from tsunamis. He donated much of his father-in-law's and his own lands as sites for constructing a public library and a town hall. Karim was inspired to build Cox's Bazar as a tourist spot after seeing beaches of Mumbai and Karachi, and was a resort pioneer in developing Cox's Bazar as a tourist destination. Karim established a maternity hospital, a stadium and a sewer system by procuring grants from the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation through correspondence. T. H. Matthews, the principal of the Dhaka Engineering College, was a friend who had helped him in these fundraising efforts. Engineer Chandi Charan Das was the government civil engineer who worked on all these projects.

File:Kolatoli, Cox's Bazar Sea Beach.jpg

Kolatoli Point ({{langx|bn|কলাতলী পয়েন্ট}}) is an important part of Cox's Bazar beach{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-53805908|website=BBC News Bangla|title=করোনা ভাইরাস: মাস্ক ছাড়া কক্সবাজার সৈকতে বেড়ানো ও হোটেলে চেক-ইন হবে না|author=Shahnaz Parveen|date=17 August 2020|language=bn|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201123919/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-53805908|url-status=live}} situated near Dolphine Intersection of the city of Cox's Bazar. Many hotels and restaurants reside in this area. Buses stop near this point. Before government restrictions, bus stations were in the beach area of Kolatoli. Now all buses stop near Dolphine Moor. Sayeman Beach Resort is located on the shores of this stretch of beach.

Sugandha Point ({{langx|bn|সুগন্ধা পয়েন্ট}}) is situated from the north of Kolatoli point. There is a Burmese Market that is famous in Cox's Bazar.{{cite web|url=https://teenagersbd.com/burmese-market-to-make-your-beach-trip-more-exciting/|title=Make your beach trip more exciting with Burmese market|first=Susan|last=Waresi|date=26 April 2020|website=Teenagers BD|access-date=6 March 2022|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306200221/https://teenagersbd.com/burmese-market-to-make-your-beach-trip-more-exciting/|url-status=live}} There were sea food restaurants but they were later demolished by the government.{{cite news |title=Court orders removal of 52-establishments at Sugandha Point |url=https://tbsnews.net/environment/court-orders-removal-52-establishments-sugandha-point-coxs-bazar-140137 |newspaper=TBS News |access-date=22 November 2020 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130040531/https://tbsnews.net/environment/court-orders-removal-52-establishments-sugandha-point-coxs-bazar-140137 |url-status=live }} It also has a Fly Dining restaurant.{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/coxs-bazar-launches-first-sky-dining-337105|title=Bangladesh's first sky dining launched at Cox's Bazar|website=The Business Standard|date=1 December 2021|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201104139/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/coxs-bazar-launches-first-sky-dining-337105|url-status=live}}

File:Beautiful Cox's Bazar Sea Beach.jpg

Laboni Point ({{langx|bn|লাবনী পয়েন্ট}}) is another famous part of the beach. People mainly gather mostly here. This part is best for horseback riding, speed-boat riding, etc.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/coxs-bazar-to-do-list-48534|title=COX'S BAZAR to-do list|first=Osama|last=Rahman|date=4 November 2014|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=6 March 2022|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306164516/https://www.thedailystar.net/coxs-bazar-to-do-list-48534|url-status=live}}

Darianagar ({{langx|bn|দরিয়ানগর সৈকত}}) is situated near Himchhori waterfall and hill track. It is a beach with waterways flowing through it.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Darianagar is well known for parasailing too.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/explore/water-sports-coxs-bazar-1312117|title=Water sports at Cox's Bazar|first=Dyuty|last=Auronee|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305211602/https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/explore/water-sports-coxs-bazar-1312117|url-status=live}}

{{further|Inani Beach}}

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Inani Beach ({{langx|bn|ইনানী সৈকত}}) is an {{convert|18|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} sea beach in Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Towhid Hossain |year=2012 |chapter=Ukhia Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ukhia_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |access-date=22 November 2020 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608084522/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ukhia_Upazila |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/03/18/longest-walk-begins-coxs-bazar/ |title=The Longest Walk begins in Cox's Bazar |date=18 March 2017 |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=3 April 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403200302/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/03/18/longest-walk-begins-coxs-bazar/ |url-status=live }} It has a lot of coral stones, which are very sharp. These coral stones look black and green, and they are found in summer or rainy seasons.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/a-luxury-resort-opens-in-coxs-bazar-64362 |title=A luxury resort opens in Cox's Bazar |date=12 February 2015 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=3 April 2017 |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130616/http://www.thedailystar.net/a-luxury-resort-opens-in-coxs-bazar-64362 |url-status=live }} Patuartek Beach is situated nearby.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/chattagram/531322/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95|title=পর্যটকদের হাতছানি দিয়ে ডাকছে উখিয়ায় পাথুরে গাথা পাটুয়ারটেক|author=Humayun Kabir Jushan|date=27 September 2020|newspaper=Naya Diganta|language=bn|access-date=6 March 2022|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407184512/https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/chattagram/531322/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95|url-status=live}}

{{main|Teknaf Beach}}

File:Teknaf Beach.jpg

Teknaf Beach ({{langx|bn|টেকনাফ সৈকত}}) is situated in Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar district.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-14|title=Meet Bangladesh|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/news/meet-bangladesh-1867630|access-date=2021-01-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126080621/https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/news/meet-bangladesh-1867630|url-status=live}} This is unlike the main part of the beach. Teknaf Beach has more wildlife than the main beach and surrounded by Teknaf Peninsula's mangroves.{{cite web|url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/185149/teknaf-peninsula-ecosystem-beach|title=Teknaf Peninsula: Ecosystem beach|date=6 July 2019|website=The Asian Age|access-date=6 March 2022|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306091427/https://dailyasianage.com/news/185149/teknaf-peninsula-ecosystem-beach|url-status=live}} This section is divided by many beaches. Other beaches of the section are:{{Cite web |url=https://dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4/a-41609367|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112103658/https://dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4/a-41609367|archive-date=12 January 2018|title=আমার দেখা ‘অচেনা' কিছু সমুদ্র সৈকত|date=2 December 2017|website=Deutsche Welle|language=bn}}{{cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/lifestyle/article1343888.bdnews#:~:text=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4%20%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87,%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AD%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A5%A4|title=সাগর ছোঁয়া ৮০ কিলোমিটার|first=Mustafiz|last=Mamun|date=2 June 2017|website=bdnews24.com|language=bn|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527153717/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/lifestyle/article1343888.bdnews#:~:text=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4%20%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87,%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AD%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A5%A4|url-status=live}}

• Shamlapur Beach (Baharchara Beach){{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/life/travel/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87|title=নীল নির্জনে|first=Farukh|last=Ahmed|date=24 September 2019|newspaper=Prothom Alo|language=bn|access-date=6 March 2022|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306091812/https://www.prothomalo.com/life/travel/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87|url-status=live}}
• Shilakhali Beach
• Hajampara Beach
• Shapuree Island Beach{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/districts/dead-dolphin-found-teknaf-beach-96694?amp|title=Dead dolphin found on Teknaf beach|date=22 June 2020|website=The Business Standard|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201125414/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/districts/dead-dolphin-found-teknaf-beach-96694?amp|url-status=live}}

According to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics in December 2021, each year roughly 3 million tourists visit Cox's Bazar.{{cite web|url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/need-for-holistic-growth-of-coxs-bazar-1644246023|title=Need for holistic growth of Cox's Bazar|author=Helal Uddin Ahmed|date=7 February 2022|website=The Financial Express|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305213137/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/need-for-holistic-growth-of-coxs-bazar-1644246023|url-status=live}} However, the number of trips to Cox's Bazar beach is declining due to various issues.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-302321|title=কক্সবাজারে পর্যটক কমতেই থাকবে?|first=Suman|last=Ali|date=8 January 2022|website=The Daily Star|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305213942/https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-302321|url-status=live}}

In 2021, an area of Cox's Bazar beach was declared a women-only zone, but the government reversed the decision after controversy.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59824915|title=Bangladesh: Women-only beach scrapped after social media outcry|date=31 December 2021|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305212305/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59824915|url-status=live}}