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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. [9] 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 ...
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.
Cox's Bazar District: Cox's Bazar: Mujibur Rahman AL: Chakaria: Alamgir Chowdhuri AL: Maheshkhali: Maqsud Mia AL: Teknaf: Md Islam AL: Bandarban District: Bandarban: Mohammah Islam Baby AL: Lama Md Jahirul Islam AL: Khagrachari District: Khagrachari Nirmalendu Chowdhury AL: Ramgarh Kazi Shahjahan Ripon AL: Matiranga Shamsul Haq AL
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]
Nazirartek is a village in Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh. It is an affiliated area of Ward No. 1 of Cox's Bazar Municipality. The country's largest dried fish processing industry is located here. This village is located 7 km from Cox's Bazar. [1] [2]
Cox's Bazar Bus Terminal is the central bus terminal for Cox's Bazar District. It is situated in Larpara which is outside of the border of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 to resolve traffic jam issues in the city which is maintained by the municipality authorities. [1]
It is accessible from Airport road of the city [1] and near to the Cox's Bazar Airport. [2] It is under the administration of the 2nd ward in Cox's Bazar Municipality. There is an industrial area. [3] There is a jetty port of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. [4] As of 2015, approximately 5,000 people live there. [5]
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila had a population of 417,365. Ethnic population was 4,048 (0.97%), of which the Rakhine were 3,494. At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cox's Bazar Sadar had a population of 253,788, of whom 117,509 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 53.94% of the population, and females 46.06%.