Mini Cox's Bazar or Meghnar Char is a famous tourist center of river-centric Bangladesh. It looks like a beach because of the river around it, so tourists named it Mini Cox's Bazar. It is also known locally as Balu Char, Padmar Char and Meghnar Char.
Chandpur is sandy land on the south-eastern side of the confluence of the Padma and Meghna, one and a half kilometers from the Trinidi Mohana barstation molehead. Being slightly elevated above the river level, its entire portion is not submerged even during the high tides of the dry and monsoon seasons. There is an influx of tourists throughout the year. From the beginning of 2018, Mini Cox's Bazar gradually started to be known as a tourist center to people across the country. The origin of this place is natural in the river bed.
The river all around and the distant view of Chandpur district town on the south east side and Shariatpur district on the opposite side are special attractions of the tourist center. The beauty of this tourist center captivates the visitors during the winter season and till summer. This place is located at the confluence of Padma and Meghna and tourists flock here from different parts of Bangladesh to enjoy the beauty of the small waves and sandy expanses of Meghna and Padma on both sides. Both sunrise and sunset can be seen from here in the morning or afternoon. The small waves of two rivers crashing from both sides, the sight of fishermen catching hilsa in Padma-Meghna and the green grass in the wide sand gap are the special beauty of Mini Cox's Bazar. Apart from this, the popular place has the opportunity for tourists to swim and bathe in the fresh water of Meghna and Padma rivers.