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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 name Panowa. Another old name was 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. At Cox's Bazar is one of the world's longest natural sea beaches.
Saint Martin Island is a small island in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. There is a small adjoining island that is separated at high tide, called Chera Dwip. It is about 8 kilometres west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River.
Cox's Bazar is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in southeastern Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar Beach, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangladesh, is the longest uninterrupted natural beach in the world. Located 150 km (93 mi) south of the city of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, which translates literally as "yellow flower." An old name was "Palongkee". Kutupalong refugee camp, the world's largest refugee camp, is in Cox's Bazar.
Cox's Bazar International Airport is an international airport in the resort town of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. It is in the process of being upgraded to an international airport. The airport serves the residents of Cox's Bazar as well as tourists to the region. Cox's Bazar Airport is undergoing massive expansion, which is due to be completed by 2023.
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.
Cox's Bazar Beach, located at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is the longest natural sea beach in the world running 120 kilometres (75 mi) and 5th longest beach after Praia do Cassino of Brazil, Padre Island on the US Gulf Coast, Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia, and Ninety Mile Beach of Australia. It is the top tourist destination of Bangladesh.
The N1 or Dhaka–Chittagong Highway is the main transportation artery of Bangladesh, connecting the capital city of Dhaka and the southern port city of Chittagong. Approximately 465 kilometres in length, the highway starts at Jatrabari in Dhaka and ends at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. The highway is known along certain stretches as the Chittagong–Cox's Bazar Highway and the Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Highway.
Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive is an 80-kilometre-long road from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf along the Bay of Bengal and it is the world’s longest marine drive. It was inaugurated on 6 May 2017, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Abdur Rahman Bodi is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Cox's Bazar-4 constituency during 2009–2019.
Leda makeshift settlement is a refugee camp constructed for Rohingya refugees on government-owned land in Nhilla Union of the Teknaf sub-district in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The camp is located some 15 km (9.3 mi) from Teknaf town.
Cox's Bazar-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Asheq Ullah Rafiq of the Awami League.
Cox's Bazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shaimum Sarwar Kamal of the Awami League.
Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shahin Akhtar of the Awami League.
Cox's Bazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Jafar Alam of the Awami League.
Teknaf Beach is a part of Cox's Bazar Beach, located at Teknaf Upazila of Cox's bazar district. Teknaf beach is surrounded by the Teknaf peninsula mangrove area. This beach is divided into sections; Shamlapur Beach, Shilakhali Beach, Hajampara Beach, and Shapuree Island Beach.
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.
Sayeman Beach Resort is a five-star seaside resort located by Kolatoli Square in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is the successor of Sayeman Hotel, the first private hotel of the city. The construction of the resort was started initially in 2013 and completed in 2015.
Cox's Bazar link road–Laboni moure highway is a 10.968 km (6.815 mi) national highway located in the district of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Oxygen Square is a place in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is an urban square under Bayazid Thana.
Cox's Bazar International University is a private university located in Kolatoli Square, Cox's Bazar city. It is the private university in Cox's Bazar District.
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