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The length of the main road is 6.105 km (3.793 mi). [1] It extends from the central bus terminal to Hashemiya Madrasa. [2] This road was previously under the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. Later it was handed over to the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CDA) which is now responsible for its maintenance. [3]
Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong. [6] [7] The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the British East India Company, a Superintendent of Palongkee outpost. To commemorate his role in refugee rehabilitation work, a market was established and named after him.
This highway is the busiest road in Cox's Bazar which starts from Link Road and extends through Kolatoli, the main suburb of the city, to Jhinuk market of Laboni Point. This road with a length of 10.968 km [3] has two lane which is 7.30 meters wide. [4] This highway is part of the proposed Mirsarai–Teknaf Marine Drive. [5]
[2] [3] [4] The highway is known along certain stretches as the Chittagong–Cox's Bazar Highway [5] and the Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Highway. [ 6 ] Currently four lanes with an eight-lane expansion underway, the N1 is the busiest road in the country and a top development priority.
Cox's Bazar District (Bengali: কক্সবাজার জেলা) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. [3] It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Chittagong .
Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive is the world's longest marine drive. বাংলা: কক্সবাজার মেরিন ড্রাইভ, শামলাপুরের সন্নিকটে
Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive (Bengali: কক্সবাজার–টেকনাফ মেরিন ড্রাইভ) 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.
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