Is Cox’s Bāzār safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Cox’s Bāzār safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Cox’s Bāzār scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Bangladesh Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cox’s Bāzār scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bangladesh (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cox’s Bāzār: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (85/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Chattogram at 21.4539° N, 91.9677° E (elevation 2 m), Cox’s Bāzār lies 300.1 km NNW of Dhaka. Time zone: Asia/Dhaka.
Chattogram
21.4539° N, 91.9677° E
2 m
Asia/Dhaka
223,522
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bangladesh
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Cox’s Bāzār happened in March (19 of 37 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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