Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar is a city, a fishing port, tourism centre and district headquarters in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 120 km (75 mi) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope, making it the second longest sea beach in the world after Praia do Cassino, in Brazil.
It is located 150 km (93 mi) south of the industrial port of 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 of the British East India Company.
Cox was appointed Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings became Governor of Bengal. He embarked upon the task of rehabilitating refugees in the area and made significant progress[clarification needed]. Captain Cox died in 1799 before he could finish his work.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar
http://www.mediabangladesh.net/coxs-bazar-sea-beach-longest-sea-beach-world/
