TOURISM
Bangladesh's tourist attractions include, historical and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species. Bangladesh offers ample opportunities to tourists for angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with pristine nature
COX'S BAZAR
Cox’s Bazar is a seaside town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide and long sandy beach, which is considered by many as the world’s longest natural sandy sea beach. The beach in Cox’s Bazar is an unbroken 125 kilometers (78 mi) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 152 kilometers (94 mi) south of the Chittagong Seaport. Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, whose literal translation means “yellow flower”. Its other old name was “Palongkee”.