World’s Longest Sea Beaches – Cox’s Bazar
Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and
distict headquarters
in Bangladesh. It is one of the world's longest uninterrupted natural sandy sea
beaches, The
beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle
slope. It is located 150 km south of the industrial port Chittagong.
Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, whose
literal translation means "yellow flower." Its other old name was
"Palongkee".
The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram
Cox
(died
1799), an officer serving in British India. An officer of the British East
India Company, Captain Cox was appointed Superintendent of Palongkee outpost
after Warren Hastings
became
Governor of Bengal. Captain Cox was specially mobilised to deal with a
century-long conflict between Arakan refugees and local Rakhains. 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. To commemorate his role in rehabilitation work, a market
was established and named Cox's Bazar ("Cox's Market") after him.
Today, Cox's Bazar is one of the most-visited tourist
destinations in Bangladesh. It has yet to become a major international tourist
destination, and has no international hotel chains, due to lack of publicity
and transportation. In 2013, the Bangladesh Government formed the Tourist
Police unit to better protect local and foreign tourists, as well as to look
after the nature and wildlife in the tourist spots of Cox's Bazar.
