As a sea resort Cox's Bazar has acquired much name and fame. "Panowa" the another name of Cox's Bazar, means the land of yellow flower and another ancient name was "Palongkee".
Its recorded history goes back to the Mughal Period when the ill- fated Prince Shah Shuja passed through the hilly regions of present day Cox's Bazar on his way to Arakan. He became so much enchanted by the natural beauty around his trail that he ordered his one thousand palanquins to stop and camp amidst the hills. The place where he halted and camped still bears the name of Dulahazara, after the Mughals the area was ruled and pillaged in tern by the Tipras and Arakanese. They were followed by the Portuguese and finily by the British. In 1799 the British Government sent a captain named Hiram Cox to settle Burmise immigrants in the area. A new colony was thus formed and the place was named as Cox's Bazar.
It was made a sub divisional headquarter in 1854 and district in 1984. Among the inhabitants of the area, there are Muslims & Hindus and the Buddhist immigrants of Burmise - Arakanese origin. Buddhist tribal people known as Maghs are an important and fascinating section of the population. They are unassuming people attached deeply to their own culture and way of life.
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