From the small town of fishermen, there is not much left. Just a few narrow streets to the north, hosting old old hotels and bazaars. With its 125 km uninterrupted beach, the longest in the world, Cox's Bazaar has become the country's first tourist destination. On weekends, Bangladais débarquent and assaillent New Beach Road hotels for a little time. The good marine air défait the social yoke somewhat, and families or groups of friends invest the beach loungers before walking in the streets, in the evening, in search of fun and lightness. The city is named after a former officer of the Eastern Compagnie des Indes, Hiram Cox, whose mission was to pacify relations between Rakhine refugees and local Rakhine. The tourism development of Cox's Bazar began after independence of 1947, under the leadership of lawyer Fazlul Karim. He planted a forest along the beach to limit the impact of possible tsunamis, and to attract tourists. But it's only after Pakistan's independence that Cox's Bazar grew up. Now hotels align each other with the rest of the world, and the tourist right is growing, with constantly new buildings being built. For some years now, the city has been host to luxury hotels, which attract both rich Bangladeshi and expatriates.

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