Mathiner Kup Coxs Bazar

Mathin's well is located in Teknaf police station near Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. In the late eighteenth century Teknaf had only one fresh water well to meet water shortages. Rakhine girls used to come every day to draw water from a well in the police station premises. Police officer Dhiraj Bhattacharya was transferred to this police station from Kolkata. Along with everyone, Mathin, the daughter of the Rakhine zamindar, used to come to fetch water from here. Mathin eventually falls in love with Dhiraj and the two decide to get married. But suddenly the news of Dhiraj's father's illness came. So Dhiraj wants to go back to Calcutta but Mathin stops him. Mathin was afraid that Dhiraj might not come back from Calcutta. But Dhiraj left Kolkata without informing Mathin. Mathin, the daughter of a Rakhine landlord, fell into the arms of death, giving up her beautiful life forever due to insomnia and hunger after the beloved man left.

The love symbol of Dhiraj and Mathin was preserved by the local police administration and named Mathiner Kup . Almost 80 years after this incident, in 2006, Teknaf police station officer Khaled Hossain and journalist Abdul Quddus Rana renovated Mathin's well. Gradually Mathin's well became known everywhere as a symbol of immortal love.

From Dhaka's Fakirapool, Arambagh, Abdullahpur, Gabtali and Syedabad, Shyamli, St Martin Paribahan, Eagle, S Alam, Modern Line, Green Line etc. buses go directly to Teknaf. Ticket fare per person is Tk 900 to Tk 2500 depending on the bus type and standard. Mathin's well is located in the Teknaf police outpost in the heart of Teknaf city.

Besides, you can come to Cox's Bazar by road, rail or air from Dhaka and visit Mathin's Coup from there. If you want to travel directly to Cox's Bazar by train from Dhaka , you can take the Cox's Bazar Express  or Tourist Express train from Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station  . Also, if you want to come from Dhaka by train via Chittagong to Cox's Bazar, you can take Sonar Bangla, Suborn Express, Turna-Nishitha, Mahanagar Prabhati/Godhuli trains from Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station as per your convenience. Train fare will be Tk 405-1398 per seat. Among the buses going to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka are Saudia, S. Alam Mercedes Benz, Green Line, Hanif Enterprise, Shyamoli Paribahan, Sohag Paribahan, S. Alam Paribahan, Modern Line etc. Bus fares range from Tk 900 to Tk 2500 per seat depending on the class. Teknaf can be reached by local bus, jeep or CNG from Cox's Bazar.

Besides, Bangladesh Biman, NovoAir, US Bangla and Air Astra operate direct flights from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar. Besides, you can come to Chittagong by air and go to Cox's Bazar by road.

One can go to Teknaf from Cox's Bazar in a day and come back in the same day, so most of the travelers stay overnight at hotels in Cox's Bazar. However, if necessary, you can contact a motel of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation in Teknaf city. If you want to stay here, it will cost 600 to 1500 rupees depending on the room. Apart from that, you can stay in other standard residential hotels in Teknaf between 500 and 1000 taka.

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