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Cox's Bazar is named after Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the East India Company, who was assigned with the charges of the current day Cox's Bazar and its adjacent areas. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The town of Cox's Bazar was established in 1799 as a market town to honour Captain Cox.
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Eidgaon upazila had a population of 1,49,566. 34,086 (28.33%) were under 10 years of age.Eidgaon had an average literacy rate of 45.98%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 56,045 (46.58%) of the population lived in urban areas.
Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong. [6] [7] The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the British East India Company, a Superintendent of Palongkee outpost. To commemorate his role in refugee rehabilitation work, a market was established and named after him.
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Moheshkhali (Bengali: মহেশখালী) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District [4] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.. The government's ambitious project to transform Maheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal into a thriving energy hub aims to establish power plants and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal by 2027.
Cox's Bazar Development Authority was established in 2016 following the passage of an act in the Parliament. [3] [4] The authority is responsible for developing the plans to turn Cox's Bazar into a major tourist city. [5] In 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authority to develop a master plan for the development of Cox's Bazar. [6]
He rehabilitated many refugees in the area, but died in 1799 before finishing his work. To commemorate him, a market was established and named after him, called Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar was first established in 1854 and became a municipality in 1869. Just after the end of British rule in 1947, Cox's Bazar became part of East Pakistan.