Environment Related Information of Cox'sBazar

Geography, Climate & Required Dress

Geography:
The town with an area of 6.85 km², and bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and East, Bay of Bengal in the West, and Jhilwanj Union in the south.

Climate:
The climate of Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon-type, with a hot and rainy summer whereas a dry winter. Often excessive humidity, heavy rainfall, high temperature, and distinct seasonal variations are common here. January is the coolest month with averaging around 26 deg C (78 d F) whereas April is the warmest one with temperatures averaging from 33 to 36 deg C (91 to 96 deg F). The climate is one of the wettest in the world. Most rains occur during the monsoon (June to September) and little in winter (November to February). The country is issue to devastating cyclones, storms originating over the Bay of Bengal, during the periods of April to May and September to November. Sometimes, accompanied by strong surging waves, those storms cause great damage and loss of life.

The climate of Cox’s Bazar is typically similar to the rest of the country. However, it characterized by the location in the coastal region. The annual average temperature in here remains at approximately highest 34.8 °C and lowest 16.1 °C. The average amount rainfall is at 4,285 mm.

Required Dress:
<<>>  Lightweight cottons and linens throughout the year.
<<>>  Warmer outfits are needed in the evenings of the winter season.
<<>>  Waterproof dresses are necessary during the monsoon season.

Environment & Mineral Contents in Cox’s Bazar Beach

The main attraction of Cox’s Bazar is the world longest but least-crowded sandy beach which stretches from the mouth of the Bakkhali River and going all the way to Teknaf. Though normally known as Cox’s Bazar beach, but the beach stretches far beyond the region designated as Cox’s Bazar town. The setting for the beach with its silvery gold sand is tropical-forested hills.

“Miles of golden sands, surfing waves, rare conch shells, towering cliffs, delightful seafood, tribes, colorful pagodas and Buddhist temples” – this is not a literary description for Cox’s Bazar beach, it’s an illustration for the eager person who want to imagine the beach. The beauty of the beach cannot be described by writing as no suitable word you can get to describe it.

Mineral content in beach sand:

• Hornblende
• Garnet
• Epidote
• Ilmenites
• Magnetite
• Rutile
• Pyrite
• Hydroxides

Bathing:
The rise & fall of the tide is not great here; so, it is a better place for sea-bathing. However, the shark free warm waters are good for swimming & bathing. On the other hand, the sandy beaches offer sun-bathing opportunity.

Best Time for Tour:
September and October

Best Time to Visit:
The best time to visit here is at sunrise and sunset while the sand changes colors.

Activities:
Watching the sun set; it is fabulous and everybody watches it. Best place for capturing photos.

Hazard:

If you are a foreigner, everybody would want to talk to you. They also have their photo taken with you. It is a lit-bit annoying. However, it is a great way to get opportunity to talk to local people and know their culture and tradition. If you are in bikini or western dress, locals’ eye may embarrass you.

Foods, Drinks & Nightlife

Foods

• Western, Thai, Chinese and continental food is available in major hotels and restaurants.
• Local dishes are usually far better and more exotic.
• Curries of many types around, cooked with proper spices and hot curry powders, including local Rezala, Korma, Bhoona and Masala Gosht, mutton, beef, Chicken, fish and prawns, Chicken Baghdadi, Chicken Afghani, Chicken Kashmiri, Chicken Tikka, shutli kabab, boti kabab, and a wide variety of fish curries should be tried.
• Rice in the form of pulao, biriani (with rice & mutton or chicken) and khichuri are available in any reasonable restaurant.
• If you do not care for rice dishes will try plain parata, mughlai parata, or naan that go very well with different curries.
• Seafood and sweet-water fish are also available.
• Fish-lovers should not miss fresh bhetki, smoked hilsa, chingri (lobster/king prawns) malaikari, and Prawn dopyaza.

DRINKS

• Chai - the milky sweet tea (sometimes with zinger) available almost everywhere.
• Lassi - the refreshing yogurt drink give you different taste.
• Green coconut water is a fine, pure, safe, tasty and refreshing drink.
• International soft drinks, like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-up, Sun Crest and RC cola are also available.
• Hard drinks are available in selected big hotels and restaurants.

Note: On Fridays drinking in public areas is not recommended for foreigners.

DESSERTS

• Misti Dhohi – Sweetened yogurt.
• Halua – Common dessert wide ranging from egg halua to carrot, sooji or almond, pistachio, wheat cream, nuts and many more.
• Sandesh – Milk based dessert.
• Zorda – Sweetened rice with nuts.
• Firni – Rice flour cooked in milk, sugar and flavoring.
• Rasgolla & Kalojam – Popular milk based desserts. Made with sugar, flour and ghee.
• Rosmalai – Round sweets floating in thick milk.
• Pitha – Blanket term for cakes or pastries with specific varieties like takti, andosha, pufi, chitoi, dhupi, bhafa and pua.

Nightlife
Bangladesh is a very strict place for enjoying the nightlife as a Muslim country. It’s not open just like other Asian destination like Bangkok, Singapore or Goa. However, opportunity is not rare. If you are looking for any bar then you can get bar in special places in Cox’s Bazar for example Hotel Seagull, Sea Palace or some others. You can also enjoy local made drinks. Heart break news for the western tourist as no nightclub and Spa facilities are available in here; though DJ is available inside some Hotels at special days.