Cox's Bazar is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the names Panowa and Palongkee. The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an army officer who served in British India. It is one of the fishing ports of Bangladesh, and contains one of the world's longest natural sea beaches.
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is located within this district.
Chakaria is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Cox's Bazar Sadar is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Kutubdia is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The upazila consists of an island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast near Chakaria, Cox's Bazar. It was found in approximately 14th century.
Moheshkhali is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Ramu is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Teknaf is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh. The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila. It shares a border with Myanmar, opposite the town of Maungdaw.
Bashirul Haq was a Bangladeshi architect, town planner and visiting professor of MIT. He was regarded as one of the most influential architects in South Asia in terms of environmentally and socially responsive design.
Badarkhali is a village in southeastern Bangladesh and a Union Parishad. Built on the banks of the Moheshkhali Channel, and has a population of over 47,000. It is located 120 km south of Chittagong and in Cox's Bazar District. The modern Badarkhali derives its name from Badar Shah. In 1340 Badar Shah and the twelve Awlias, along with the Sufi general Syed Nasiruddin defeated King Achak Narayan of Tungachal and established Muslim rule there.
Mongla Bandar Secondary School is a public school in Mongla Upazila of Bagerhat District, Bangladesh. The school is run by the local authority of Mongla Port. The teaching staff of Mongla Bandar includes teachers with over 20 years of experience and is operated by headmaster Yunus.
Bangladesh is the sixteenth-largest producer of natural gas in Asia. Gas supplies meet 56% of domestic energy demand. However, the country faces an acute energy crisis in meeting the demands of its vast and growing population. Bangladesh is a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products. The energy sector is dominated by state-owned companies, including Petrobangla and the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation. Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Gazprom and ONGC are major international companies engaged in Bangladesh's hydrocarbon industry, with Chevron's gas fields accounting for 50% of natural gas production.
M. E. H. Arif College is a higher secondary school located at Konabari, Gazipur Sadar Upazila, Gazipur District, Bangladesh. It offers 7 years primary education, 5 years secondary education, and 2 years higher secondary education. It has about 6,000 students in this college.
Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
BNS Umar Farooq is a Type 053H3 frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She has served in the Bangladesh Navy since 2020. The ship is named after the second Rashidun Caliph Omar.
Rashidpur Gas Field is a natural gas field located in Habiganj, Bangladesh. In 1960, Pakistan Shell Oil Company discovered it. In 1975, this gas field came under the control of the Government of Bangladesh. It is one of the sixth gasfields owned and operated by a government company, Sylhet Gas Fields Company Limited.
Cox's Bazar Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh, situated near the bus terminal of the city of Cox's Bazar. The railway station was officially inaugurated on 11 November 2023 and is considered the first iconic railway station in the country.
Government Birshestha Shahid Hamidur Rahman Degree College is an educational institution in Jhenaidah district in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh. The college currently offers courses in a variety of subjects in higher secondary, undergraduate, honors, and postgraduate classes.
Sena Paribar Kalyan Samity is a Bangladeshi non-profit operated by Bangladesh Army and managed by wives of senior military officers. The wife of the Bangladesh Army chief leads the organization.
Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim is a Bangladeshi hafez of the Quran. He won first place in the 38th Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holy Quran Competition in Tehran, Iran in 2022 at the age of 13. Also, in 2020, he won the Hafezul Quran Competition organized by Banglavision Television in the month of Ramadan. Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim participated in the 42nd King Abdulaziz International Hafezul Quran Competition held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 2022, in which 153 Hafez from 111 countries participated. In the fourth category of the competition, Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim won the third place and won a prize of 1 lakh riyals. Takrim won the first place in the 26th edition of the Dubai International Quran Competition in 2023.
