Chittagong is mainly the hilly area of Bangladesh. It has outstanding natural beauty with an abundance of hills and waterfalls in Bandarban zilla. The most known natural scenerios are Kaptai lake in Rangamati, Keokaradong ( highest hill of Bangladesh) in Bandarban, Nilgiri hills in Bandarban, Boga lake in Ruma upazilla and the amazing and mindblowing waterfalls in Sitakunda Eco Park and in Himchari just a few miles away from Cox's bazar. Chittagong city also consists of eye catching beauties such as Batali hills, Foy's lake and Patenga sea beach which takes on an extraordinary view of sunrise and sunset. It is said that the most attractive views of sunrise and sunset of Bangladesh are observed in the Patenga Sea beach. All these things meet alltogether and add to the scenic green beauty of Bangladesh. But above everything, here is the Cox's Bazar, world's longest sea beach. It is situated in the shore of the mighty Bay of Bengal. Cox's Bazar is the most attractive and most prominently visited tourist spot of Bangladesh. It is mostly a sandy sea beach with rocks on a special place called "Inani Beach", another extraordinary beauty of Bangladesh.
The history of cox's bazar dates back to the time of British Empire. At that time, there was a rebellion going on between Arakans and local people in the place previously named as "palanki" by the Mughal emperors. It is said that when Mughal emperor Shah Suja was passing through Bengal, he was astonished by the natural beauty of the place and orders all his horses and palanquins to stop. There were ten thousand palanquins with the Mughal Emperor and so gradually the place started to be called as "palanki". After that, when the British government ruled over Bengal, they sent Heiman Cox to make up all the disputes between Arakans and local people in the area. He died suddenly before he could finish his assignment, but the place got it's name as "Cox's Bazar" ( market of Cox) from then onwards.
Cox's bazar presents a panaromic breathtaking view to the observers. Tourists can reach there by a five - six hour bus journey or by a ten hour train journey from Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. After reaching the sea beach, there is beauty all around. When we reached there, it was already evening. It was a little bit walking distance from the bus stoppage to the sea, but every step I took forward - I felt that something deep inside was calling me. Something was arising inside myself that was very much eager to embrace the sea. We walked in the sandy sea shore and bought some pickles imported from Myanmar. We also bought some ornaments made of sea oysters by the local people. There were sea fishes and oysters all around and we really enjoyed the roar of the sea. It was just like a dreamland to me. We checked into the hotel and passed the night with the earnest eagerness to embrace the sea as soon as the sun rises in the east the next morning.
On the next morning, we were in the sea beach taking pictures, singing and enjoying the sun. The mighty sea was in front of us - welcoming with its pleasant roars. We bathed in the sea and walked along the sea shore for the rest of the day. There is a forest near the sea beach which was made to preserve the beach from storms and hurricanes. We took some time walking through the forest. By the time the sun was setting in the western horizon, we were strolling around the Inani beach - through the rocks and boulders, and enjoying the heavenly sunset in front of us. The sun was looking just like a ball of fire surrendering to the mighty ocean at the end of the day. The whole thing was so awesome and paradise like that I can never ever forget it until I die.
You can also take a voyage by ship through the cold, roaring and symphonic waves of the Bay of Bengal. There are many ship service available here. You can also make a journey to St. Martin's island - a one and half hours ship journey from Cox's Bazar sea beach. St. Martin is the largest coral island of the world but encompasses a very small area of only 8 square kilometres. It is called "Narikel Jinjira" in local lamguage as there are a lot of coconut ( narikel) plants available here. There is a huge number of surfing, swimming and deep water diving opportunities available here too. In a word we can summarize that, this island and the sea beach makes Bangladesh a daughter of the ocean in true sense. Wherever you belong to, whoever you are - always remember that the Bay of Bengal is waiting for you here - beneath the Milkyway, with the stars..
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