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Cox's
Bazar
is a
town,
a
fishing
port
and
district
headquarter
in
Bangladesh.
It
is
known
for
its
wide
sandy
beach
which
is
claimed
to
be
the
world's
longest
natural
sandy
sea
beach.
It
is
an
unbroken
125
km
sandy
sea
beach
with
a
gentle
slope.
Since
the
rise
and
fall
of
the
tide
here
is
not
great,
it
is a
good
place
for
sea
bathing.
It
is
located
150
km
south
of
Chittagong. |
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Cox’s
Bazar
is
also
known
by
the
name
"Panowa",
the
literal
translation
of
which
means
"yellow
flower".
Its
other
old
name
was
"Palongkee".
The
modern
Cox's
Bazar
derives
its
name
from
Captain
Cox
(died
1799),
a
naval
officer
serving
in
British
India.
In
the
18th
century,
an
officer
of
British
East
India
Company,
Captain
Hiram
Cox
was
appointed
as
the
Superintendent
of
Palongkee
outpost
after
Warren
Hastings
became
the
Governor
of
Bengal. |
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Captain
Cox
was
specially
mobilized
to
deal
with
a
century
long
conflict
between
Arakan
refugees
and
local
Rakhains.
The
Captain
was
a
compassionate
soul
and
the
plight
of
the
people
touched
his
heart.
He
embarked
upon
the
mammoth
task
of
rehabilitating
refugees
in
the
area,
and
made
significant
progress.
A
premature
death
took
Captain
Cox
in
1799
before
he
could
finish
his
work.
But
the
work
he
had
done
earned
him
a
place
in
the
hearts
of
the
locals
and
to
commemorate
his
role
in
rehabilitation
work
a
market
was
established
and
named
after
him
as
Cox's
Bazaar
("Cox's
Market").
Although
Cox's
Bazar
is
one
of
the
most
visited
tourist
destinations
in
Bangladesh,
it
has
yet
to
become
a
major
international
tourist
destination,
due
to
lack
of
publicity. |
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