Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in
Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is the world's
longest natural sandy sea beach.It 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," the literal
translation of which 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.
