The old name of Cox's Bazar was Palongkee. It was also known as Panowa, which translates to "yellow flower". The town was renamed to honor Captain Hiram Cox, a British East India Company officer who established a market and outpost there in the late 18th century.
Cox's Bazar Beach (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সমুদ্র সৈকত), located at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is the longest natural sea beach in the world running 120 kilometres (75 mi) and 5th longest beach after Praia do Cassino of Brazil, Padre Island on the US Gulf Coast, Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia, and Ninety Mile Beach of ...
Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialized Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the hub of the muslin trade in Bengal and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The Mughal city was named Jahangirnagar (The City of Jahangir) in honour of the erstwhile ruling emperor Jahangir.
Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is one of the world's longest uninterrupted natural sandy sea beaches. The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 150 km south of the industrial port Chittagong.
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Cox's Bazar is known for its fresh seafood, which is caught daily in the Bay of Bengal. Some of the most popular seafood dishes include fried fish, fish curry, and shrimp biryani.
Under President Ziaur Rahman, the constitutional term was changed to Bangladeshi, as part of efforts to promote Bangladeshi nationalism. The term "Bangalee" is still used to denote people of Bangladesh as a nation.
The founder of Bangladesh is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, revered as the "Father of the Nation" (Jatir Pita), who led the Bengali people to independence from Pakistan in 1971, serving as the country's first President and Prime Minister before his assassination in 1975. He was the charismatic leader of the Awami League, advocating for Bengali autonomy and rights, culminating in the Liberation War.
In 1204 CE, the first Muslim ruler, Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turko Afghan, captured Nadia and established Muslim rule. The political influence of Islam began to spread across Bengal with the conquest of Nadia, the capital city of the Sen ruler Lakshmana.
The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox (died 1799), an officer serving in British India. An officer of the British East India Company, Captain Cox was appointed Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings became Governor of Bengal.
Mahasthangarh dates back to at least 3rd century BC and is acknowledged as the earliest city-site discovered thus far in Bangladesh. Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur in Naogaon District was once the biggest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalayas.
Eight years since they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar, more than 1 million Rohingya refugees remain in the camps of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, and over 35,000 have relocated to nearby Bhasan Char Island.
Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান) is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood, as well as a thana (police jurisdiction) situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) in FY25, with the Netherlands emerging as the top growth contributor. Investment from the Dutch surged from $23 million in FY24 to $454 million in FY25, marking an astounding 1855.4% year-on-year increase.
The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British colonial rule for the following two centuries. In the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947, East Bengal became the eastern and most populous wing of the newly formed Dominion of Pakistan and was later renamed to East Pakistan.
To count from 1 to 10 in Chinese, use these numerals and pronunciations: 一 (yī), 二 (èr), 三 (sān), 四 (sì), 五 (wǔ), 六 (liù), 七 (qī), 八 (bā), 九 (jiǔ), 十 (shí).
