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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.
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.
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.
Ukhiya is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Balaganj is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
Sonadia Island is a small island of about 9 square kilometres, offshore of the Cox's Bazar coast in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Sonadia is located at Kutubjom Union in Maheshkhali Upazila, 15 km north-west of Cox's Bazar District Headquarters. It is located at latitude 21.28˝-21.33˝ and longitude 91.50˝-91.56˝. Sonadia Maheshkhali is separated from the main island by a canal.
Adinath Temple, located on the summit of Mainak Hill on Maheshkhali Island off the coast of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is dedicated to the Hindu God, Shiva, who is worshipped as Adinath. The temple is famous for the annual fair held at the foot of Mainak Hill in the month of Phalgun as per the Bengali calendar. The fair, which lasts 13 days, draws thousands of Hindus from across Bangladesh.
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.
The Juri River is a trans-boundary river in India and Bangladesh. It rises in the Jampui Hills of the Indian state of Tripura. It enters Kulaura Upazila of Maulvi Bazar District of Bangladesh. The Juri Upazila is named after this river.
Inani Beach, part of Cox's Bazar Beach, is an 18-kilometre-long (11 mi) sea beach in Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. It has a lot of coral stones, which are very sharp. These coral stones look black and green, and they are found in summer or rainy seasons.
Ramu is a village in Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Ramu Upazila, Cox's Bazar District. It is located on the Baghkhali River, approximately sixteen miles from Cox's Bazar, between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong.
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.
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.
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- ↑ "HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Maheshkhali-Anwara gas pipeline". albd.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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