Cox’s Bazar is known as a refugee camp—but it’s also a popular vacation site

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To those outside Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar is the world’s largest refugee camp. But to many Bangladeshis, it’s a favorite tourist destination—and one of the world’s longest natural sand beaches

nearly a million exiled Rohingya

Visitors can ride horses or walk along Cox’s Bazar, which still bears the name of a local market founded in 1799 to commemorate a British East India Company officer. Each year millions of Bangladeshis visit the sandy strip.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Vendors and visitors stroll the beach in the afternoon sun. The bright light offers a unique look at a place where photos are often snapped at sunset.Please be respectful of copyright.

Ferdous grew up in the capital city of Dhaka but lived abroad for a decade. When he returned to the shore of Cox’s Bazar, he felt a surprising jolt of culture shock—the scene was so different from beaches in Europe and the U.S. He embraced this perspective, training his lens on rent-per-ride horses and modestly dressed swimmers under the blinding midday sun. With the ocean as a backdrop, the crowded beach looks deceptively serene, even empty.

Lifeguards Monjur Hossain Rahu and Sadek Hossain watch the water at Cox's Bazar, where Bangladeshis come to cool off from the boiling temperatures.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Ferdous wasn't able to visit Bangladesh for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. When he returned, he was drawn back to Cox's Bazar.

 

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