About of cox'sbazar, Bangladesh

Cox;s  bazaar: is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar beach is a gentle slope, the longest in the world. [2] [3] [4] is located 150 km south of the industrial port of Chittagong with one of an unbroken 125 km sandy beach. Cox's name Panowa, which literally translated means is known "yellow flower." Its old name "Palongkee" was.
The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an official of the British East India Company (died 1799). Cox was appointed superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings was the Governor of Bengal. Captain Cox especially in Arakan refugees and the local Rakhine was mobilized to deal with the centuries-long conflict. He embarked on the task of refugee resettlement, and significant progress in the area. Before he could finish the job, Captain Cox died in 1799. To commemorate his role in rehabilitation, a market was established, and then Cox ( "Cox's Bazar") was named.
Today, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh is one of the most visited tourist destinations, although it is a major international tourist destination, and there are no international hotel chains. Tourist Police Unit in 2013, the Bangladesh government to better protect local and foreign tourists, as well as nature and tourist spots in Cox's Bazar was formed to look after wildlife.

Town

Cox's Bazar (city), Cox's Bazar municipality, was formed in 1869, and finally a B-grade municipality covers an area of ​​6.85 km 2 in 1989, becoming a municipality. [6] a large port town in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Bay of Bengal and the health resort of Cox's Bazar. But it is mostly known for its long natural sandy beach. Municipality with 27 wards and 9 mahallas covers an area of ​​6.85 square kilometers and has a population of 51,918. [6] Chittagong, Cox's Bazar road and is connected by air with.^[7]

History

Greater Chittagong including Cox's Bazar area, the Mughal conquest in 1666 and the first kings of Arakan was ruled from the 9th century. [8] When the Mughal Prince Shah Shuja present- day en route to the hilly terrain of Arakan Cox went through, he was attracted to its scenic beauty and captivating. He was commander of the camp. Palanquin of his accomplice stopped there for some time. Dulahazra a place name, which means "One of the palanquin," still exist in the area. Tsipras place came after Mughal and Arakan control, followed by the Portuguese and then the British.

Name Cox / Market a British East India Company officer, Captain Hiram Cox, who Palonki super (today COX) was appointed as the name originated from the outpost. The Warren Hastings, the Governor of Bengal, the British East India Company in 1773. Cox Palonki law in Rakhine in Arakan refugees and the local community was mobilized to deal with the conflict between long centuries following the successful. Many refugees were resettled in the area, Captain, but died (in 1799) before he could finish his work. Recalls that the establishment of a market, and after him, Cox (Cox's Bazar) is called. Cox then became a municipality in 1869, was first established in 1854

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Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 (in 1857 the Indian Mutiny), the British East India Company was highly criticized and questioned humanitarian grounds, particularly its monopoly on the opium trade in the Indian sub-continent. However, on 1 January 1874 after the dissolution of its armed forces, including the company's assets have been acquired by the British. After the adoption of this historic responsibility, a district of Cox's Bazar was declared in the province of British Bengal.

After the end of British rule in 1947, East Pakistan became part of Cox's Bazar. Captain Advocate Fazlul Karim, the chairman of the municipality of Cox's Bazar (after independence from the British), founded along the beach pine forest. To attract tourists, as well as the tidal waves (tsunami) wanted to protect you from the beach. When his father-in-law, and a public library and as the site for the construction of a town hall gives a lot of his own land. Bombay and Karachi beach is a tourist spot after he was inspired to build Cox, and Cox's Bazar as well as developing a resort destination was a pioneer. The correspondence from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation by collecting donations to a maternity hospital, stadium and drainage system. TH Matthews, Dhaka Engineering College (1949 ~ 1954), the principal of a friend who had helped him in this fundraising effort. Chandi Charan Das, a government engineer, civil engineer, who was working in these projects. 1959 Municipality became a town committee.^[8]

In 1961, the Geological Survey of Pakistan, Cox's Bazar beach area, about radioactive minerals like monazite launched an investigation.^[9]

Cox's Bazar Bus Terminal

In 1971, Cox's Bazar wharf was used as a naval port by the Pakistan Navy's gunboats. This and the nearby airstrip of the Pakistan Air Force were the scene of intense shelling by the Indian Navy during the Bangladesh Liberation War. During the war, Pakistani soldiers killed many people in the town, including eminent lawyer Jnanendralal Chowdhury. The killing of two freedom fighters named Farhad and Subhash at Badar Mokam area is also recorded in history.^[6]

After the independence of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar started to get administrative attention. In 1972 the town committee of Cox's Bazar was turned into a municipality. In 1975, The Government of Bangladesh established a pilot plant at Kalatali.^[9] Later, in 1984 Cox's Bazar subdivision was promoted to a district, and five years later (in 1989) the Cox's Bazar municipality was elevated to B-grade.^[8]In 1994 (jobs) the Marine Fisheries and Technology Station (MFTS) was established at Cox's Bazar. MFTS is a research station of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) headquartered in Mymensingh. The station covers a land area of four hectares and contains five laboratories.In April 2007 Bangladesh got connected to the submarine cable network as a member of the SEA-ME-WE-4 Consortium, as Cox's Bazar was selected as the landing station of the submarine cable.^[11] In September 2012 the municipality was the site of the Cox's Bazar and Ramu riots, where local Muslims attacked the Buddhist community over an alleged Quran desecration.