08/10/2026
🌊 From Five River Mouths to Teknaf — 783 Kilometres Completed by Bangladesh Coastal Traverse
📍 Day 21: Himchhari, Ramu → Jahajpura, Teknaf
🚶 Distance covered on Day 21: 46.01 km | Total: 746.66 km
📍 Day 22: Jahajpura, Teknaf → Gholarchar, Shah Porir Dwip
🚶 Distance covered on Day 22: 36.31 km | Total: 783 km
The 21st and 22nd days marked the final leg of the Bangladesh Coastal Traverse. Covering a combined 82.32 kilometres over the last two days, the journey concluded at Gholarchar in Shah Porir Dwip, Teknaf.
Starting on 14 September 2026 from the confluence of five rivers in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Masfiqul Hasan Tony, Member of Dhoritri Rokhhay Amra (DHORA) and Executive Director of Bengal Peace Foundation, completed a total of 783 kilometres, reaching the southernmost end of Bangladesh.
Organised as part of the ‘Renewables Now’ campaign, the 22-day journey aimed to highlight the realities of coastal communities—including climate vulnerability, access to safe drinking water, livelihoods, environmental change and energy security—and to amplify the call for a transition towards renewable energy.
From Shyamnagar through Koyra, Mongla, Sharankhola, Patharghata, Taltali, Kuakata, Rangabali, Char Fasson, Noakhali, Chattogram, Banshkhali, Pekua, Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf, the journey connected directly with communities across Bangladesh’s coastal belt. Local residents, students, environmental activists and civic organisations expressed solidarity through human chains, cycle rallies, kite festivals, solidarity walks and awareness activities held at different points along the route.
While passing through areas adjacent to the Sundarbans and around the Rampal and Payra coal-fired power plants, as well as the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf coastline, Tony engaged with local communities on the interconnected impacts of energy systems on the environment, rivers, forests, biodiversity and livelihoods.
On the final day, Tony travelled from Jahajpura through Hazampara, Marish Bunia, Bara Dail, Kachchhapia, Noakhali Para, Dargarchhara, Lamburi and Maheshkhali Para before reaching Gholarchar in Shah Porir Dwip. His arrival at this southernmost point of Bangladesh, near the Bay of Bengal and the Naf River, marked the completion of the 22-day Bangladesh Coastal Traverse.
The Bangladesh Coastal Traverse was Masfiqul Hasan Tony’s ninth solo expedition. Covering 783 kilometres along Bangladesh’s coastal belt, the journey expanded the reach of the ‘Renewables Now’ campaign while strengthening community participation and solidarity around climate justice, renewable energy, energy security and safe drinking water.
🌱 The journey is complete, but the message continues — “Renewables Now.”
Joint Organisers:
Dhoritri Rokhhay Amra (DHORA)
Bengal Peace Foundation
In Collaboration with total 35 civil and social organisations:
Waterkepers Bangladesh (WKB), Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), Youth Action for Social Development (YASD), Apos Youth Organisation, Brighters, Youth Environment and Development Organisation (YEDO), OAB Foundation, River Bangla, Taranga Foundation, Climate Frontier (CF), Dream Research and Development Foundation (DRDF), Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BKF), Riverine People, Environmental Research and Development Alternatives (ERDA), Sundarbans and Coastal Protection Movement, Sachetan Nagorik Samaj Organisation, Coast Foundation, Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), Center for Renewable Energy Services Limited (CRESL), Earths Ants, Kasmas Organization, BARCIK, Haor Region Dwellers, Shopner Shiri Social Welfare Organisation, Mission Green Bangladesh (MGB), Equity BD, Sachetan Foundation, Sampriti O Souhardya, Gorjon Social Welfare Organisation, Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA), River Social Development Bangladesh, Greenway Renewable Energy Implementation Organisation, UNIVO, YouCan, and Greenpeace Youth Development Society.
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