Flying into the Bazar

摘要

Located in the southeast of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar was until recently most famous for having the world's longest unbroken natural beach, which extends more than 155km from Sea Beach in the north to Kolatoli Beach in the south. Unfortunately, the area has become known for a less attractive record-breaking event in recent years. Since 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have settled here, making Kutupalong the world's largest refugee camp, spanning 13sq km and holding nearly 600,000 people (having decreased from 725,000 in 2018) who mostly fled persecution in Myanmar. Refugees have played a big part in the town's history, as it was named after Captain Hiram Cox, who served with the British East India Company as a superintendent of Palongkee outpost. To commemorate his role in refugee rehabilitation work, a market was established and named after him.