Cox's Bazar District is a district
in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar, which
is one of the world's longest natural sea beaches (120 km) including mud flats.
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 1798), an army officer serving in British India. It is also one of the
fishing ports of Bangladesh.