Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive
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Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive
কক্সবাজার-টেকনাফ মেরিন ড্রাইভ | |
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Marine Drive Road | |
Cox’s Bazar–Tekhnaf Marine Drive | |
Coordinates: 21°23′35″N 92°00′02″E / 21.393151°N 92.000443°ECoordinates: 21°23′35″N 92°00′02″E / 21.393151°N 92.000443°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Cox's Bazar |
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 6 May 2017, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2]
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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]
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "World's longest Marine Drive opens in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 6 May 2017.
- ^ "World's largest Marine Drive launched in Bangladesh". banglanews24.com.
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