Today, Cox's Bazar is very much popular to the tourist’s and one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh

 Bangladesh is a beautiful country. The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the British East India Company. He died in 1799, to commemorate his role in rehabilitation work; a market was established and named Cox's Bazar after him.

Cox's Bazar Town was constituted in 1869; eventually as municipality in 1989. It is located 150 km (93 mi) south of the industrial port of Chittagong. Population of Cox’s Bazar is about 51,918. Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong. Luxurious bus services are available to visit Cox’s Bazar.

Cox's Bazar is a city, a fishing port, tourism centre and district headquarters in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is sandy and has a gentle slope; with a unbroken length of 120 km (75 mi), it is one of the longest sea beaches in the world. At high tide the beach is 200 metres (660 ft) wide and at low tide it is 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide on average. Quicksand is a danger during ebb tide

Today, Cox's Bazar is very much popular to the tourist’s and one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar town is a health resort. But it is famous mostly for its long natural sandy beach. Panorama of Cox's Bazar in the early morning: clouds on a blue sky, still water and forest in the distance. Showering on sea water, high waves are hitting sea shore & people are enjoying much with friends & family. Sunset is a mind blowing prior to the evening; people love to watch the sunset from the beach as it presents an awesome serene sight for the viewers. Early morning walking alongside the water to enjoy Sunrise. Lot of peoples were enjoying there.... night beach is really cool.

The beach is the main attraction of the town. There are several 3 star and 5 star hotels and budgeted hotels are available, affordable prices both in rooms as well as Food & Beverages for the tourist’s to enjoy. Visitors in other hotels can visit the Laboni beach or Kolatoli beach point which is the area of the beach closest to the town. Best time to visit in winter season.

Other than the beach there are several places of interest near the town which can easily be visited from town centre.

• Himchari National Park : Himchari is located just south of the Cox's Bazar town. It consists of lush tropical rain forest, grasslands and trees, and features a number of waterfalls, the biggest of which cascades down toward the sandy, sun-drenched beach.

• Inani Beach Inani is a stony beach near Cox's Bazar. Inani Beach is an 18-kilometre-long sea beach in Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. It has a lot of coral stones, which are very sharp. These coral stones look black and green, and they are found in summer or rainy seasons.

Bangladesh Tourist Police unit is deployed to protect local and foreign tourist’s better, as well as to look after the nature and wildlife in the tourist spots of Cox's Bazar.