Banshkhali, a coastal upazila in southern Chittagong, is home to the second longest sea beach in the country after Cox’s Bazar. In recent years, the beach has become a popular tourist attraction. Local people and also tourists from across the country are visiting the beach and exploring breathtaking beauty every day.
There are many beach points developed like Khankhanabad, Kadamrasul, Baharchara, Ratnapur, Katariya and Gondamara. Among them, Khankhanabad, Baharchara and Ratnapur points have been the most popular ones.
You can see flocks of seabirds, plenty of exquisite sea shells and oysters washing up ashore. The sandy beach, high waves, refreshing and quiet environment of the beach and surrounding nature draw people irresistibly again and again. There are rows of tall tamarisk trees on the beach and concrete slaps placed on the embankment to protect from erosion. And also at Ratnapur point there is a small mangrove forest. Given all of this, the beach has been a big attraction for those who want to have some time away from the madding crowd and concrete jungles we live in.
