Cox's Bazar is a tourist city located in southeastern Bangladesh. It belongs to Cox's Bazar district of Chittagong division. Cox's Bazaar is famous for its natural beauty. Here is the longest continuous natural sandy beach in the world, which extends up to 155 kilometers (96 miles) from Cox's Bazar to Badmokam. Here are the largest marine fishing port of Bangladesh and the submarine cable landing station. Cox's Bazar was also known as Panoya, which literally means yellow flowers. Another ancient name is Palanki.
Cox's Bazar is situated 152km south of Chittagong city. Its distance from Dhaka is 414 km. It is the largest tourism center in Bangladesh. The country's capital Dhaka can be reached by road and by buses to Cox's Bazar. Projects from Chittagong to Cox's Bazar have been approved.
Because of its proximity to the city of Cox's Bazar, Labani Point is considered to be the main beach of Cox's Bazar. There are several large shops in the adjacent areas of the beach, with lots of other attractions, which are an added attraction for tourists.
