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Cox's Bazar is located 150 km (93 mi) south of the divisional headquarter city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar town has an area of 6.85 km 2 (2.64 sq mi), and is bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and East, Bay of Bengal in the West, and Jhilwanj Union in the south. [19]
[4] [5] The town of Cox's Bazar was established in 1799 as a market town to honour Captain Cox. In 1854, Cox's Bazar was made a Sub Divisional headquarter in Chittagong district under the Bengal Presidency of British India. After the end of British rule in 1947, Cox's Bazar remained a part of East Pakistan under the Dominion of Pakistan till 1971.
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.
Cox's Bazar District — a district of Chittagong Division, located in extreme southeastern Bangladesh. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories ...
Dulahazara Safari Park Cox's Bazar was developed on an undulating landscape of around 2,224 acres (9.00 km 2) of area at Chakaria Upazila in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh, some 107 km away from the port city, Chittagong, with an objective to create facilities for eco-tourism, research work and entertainment as well as from conserving wild animals in a natural environment.
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%.
On 27 December 2010, Sheikh Hasina, who was prime minister of the country that time, informed that the government would start the construction of an airbase in Cox's Bazar soon to protect the country’s maritime boundary and military establishments in the city. [2] The airbase was inaugurated by her on 3 April 2011. [3]
Cox's Bazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant. Boundaries