Bangladesh:Queen of natural beauty (cox's Bazar)

Cox's Bazar
General Description

Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার) 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 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 Cox (died 1799), an officer serving in British India. In the 18th century, an officer of British East India Company, Captain Hiram Cox was appointed as the Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal. Captain Cox was specially mobilised to deal with a century long conflict between Arakan refugees and local Rakhains. The Captain was a compassionate soul and the plight of the people touched his heart. He embarked upon the mammoth task of rehabilitating refugees in the area, and made significant progress. A premature death took Captain Cox in 1799 before he could finish his work. But the work he had done earned him a place in the hearts of the locals and to commemorate his role in rehabilitation work a market was established and named after him as Cox's Bazaar ("Cox's Market"). Although Cox's Bazar is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh, it has yet to become a major international tourist destination, due to lack of publicity.

How to go to Cox bazaar

The transportation system of cox bazar is extremely fine. Government took good initiatives to make the Dhaka to Cittagong and Chittagong to Coxbazar more stunning and wide.
If you want to enjoy the natural beauty of Bangladesh you may choose the Chair Coach to go to Chittagong First. It is a sorrowful matter that there is no direct bus service from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar. It is better to rent a car which will drive you directly to the Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach at hassle free along with taking less time.
So eventually if you decide to go by any Bus Service you may get it in the Sayedabad Bus-stand where lots of renowned chair coach service is available. After reaching chittagong you should rent a Texi to go at Sea Beach.
Those who want to reach the coxbazar even swift they may ride on the Biman Bangladesh Airlines service from Dhaka to Chittagong. Then you will find the next rush to Cox Bazar from Chittagong to Sea Beach easy.

Tourists and accommodation
Cox's Bazar, arguably the most popular tourist spot in Bangladesh, is visited by a large number of tourists from Britain, America, Korea, Japan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and many other countries each year. Though there is no record kept by the Bangladesh Porjatan Corporation (BPC) on how many people visit the beach annually, an AFP report says that during the winter there can be 10,000 available rooms in the beach area Accommodations near the beach range from expensive high-end resorts to more reasonable options. Many private hotels, BPC Motels and two "Five star" hotels are located on or near the beach