Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive
Cox’s Bazar–Tekhnaf Marine Drive | |
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 Cox’s Bazar–Tekhnaf Marine Drive | |
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| Coordinates: 21°23′35″N 92°00′02″E / 21.393151°N 92.000443°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Cox's Bazar |
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| • Official | Bangla |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
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]
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]
References
- ^ Independent, The. "Marine drive to unlock Cox's Bazar's potentials: PM". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ a b "World's longest Marine Drive opens in Bangladesh - Dhaka Tribune". 6 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.banglanews24.com. "World's largest Marine Drive launched in Bangladesh". www.banglanews24.com.
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