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The
modern
Cox's
Bazar
derives
its
name
from
Captain
Hiram
Cox,
an
officer
of
the
British
East
India
Company.
Cox
was
appointed
Superintendent
of
Palongkee
outpost
after
Warren
Hastings
became
Governor
of
Bengal.
He
embarked
upon
the
task
of
rehabilitation
and
settlement
of
the
Arakanese
refugees
in
the
area.
Captain
Cox
died
in
1799
before
he
could
finish
his
work.
To
commemorate
his
role
in
rehabilitation
work,
a
market
was
established
and
named
Cox's
Bazar
after
him.
Unlike
many
locations
in
the
Indian
Subcontinent
where
place
names
dating
from
the
colonial
period
have
been
changed,
Cox's
name
is
still
retained
in
the
city
he
founded.
Cox’s
Bazar
is
a
town
on
the
southeast
coast
of
Bangladesh.
It’s
known
for
its
very
long,
sandy
beachfront,
stretching
from
Sea
Beach
in
the
north
to
Kolatoli
Beach
in
the
south.
Aggameda
Khyang
monastery
is
home
to
bronze
statues
and
centuries-old
Buddhist
manuscripts.
South
of
town,
the
tropical
rainforest
of
Himchari
National
Park
has
waterfalls
and
many
birds.
North,
sea
turtles
breed
on
nearby
Sonadia
Island.
Today,
Cox's
Bazar
is
one
of
the
most
visited
tourist
destinations
in
Bangladesh,
although
not
a
major
international
tourist
destination.