Cox's Bazar Development Authority () is a

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development authority responsible for the development of

Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...

.Commodore (Retd) Mohammed Nurul Absar is the Incumbent Chairman after replacing

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Forkan Ahmed.

History

Cox's Bazar Development Authority was established in 2016 following the passage of an act in the Parliament. The authority is responsible for developing the plans to turn Cox's Bazar into a major tourist city. In 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authority to develop a master plan for the development of Cox's Bazar.

References

2015 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Cox's Bazar Government agencies of Bangladesh Government departments of Bangladesh Research institutes in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub