Comilla (3,085.17 km²) is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometers south east of Dhaka. Established as a district of Bengal by the British in 1790, it included the Sub-divisions of Brahmanbaria and Chandpur which eventually became separate districts in 1984. Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: ঢাকা Đhaka; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the main city of the Dhaka District. ... Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. ...

Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to the south, Tripura of India to the east, and Munshiganj and Chandpur districts to the west. Brahmanbaria (Bengali- ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া ) is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... Narayanganj is a district in central Bangladesh. ... Noakhali (বাংলা : নোয়াখালী) is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh. ... Feni is a small southern district of Bangladesh, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in India, Chittagong district, the Bay of Bengal, Noakhali district and Comilla district. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Munshiganj is a district in central Bangladesh. ... Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ...

Landmarks

Important landmarks include Kotbari, a cantonment, or military installation and Kandirpar, considered the heart of the Comilla district. Ancient Buddhist Monastery ruins are the major attraction of Mainamati, near Kotbari. Adjacent to it lies the Comilla Cadet College, one of the best and most competitive high schools in the whole nation.^{[citation needed]} A military installation is a facility directly owned and operated by and/or for the military or one of its branches. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... Monastery of St. ... Mainamati is located almost 8 miles from the town of Comilla, Bangladesh. ... Overview of cadet colleges Since their launch in 1952, cadet colleges have achieved great popularity in Bangladesh. ...

There is also a Second World War cemetery located about 3.1 km away from Comilla Cantonment, which was a frontier military base in the fight against the Japanese who had occupied Burma. British Army soldiers killed during the fight with the Japanese Army at the Burma (Myanmar) frontier were buried here. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ...

Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, passed significant time of his life in this town. Both his wives, Promila Devi and Nargis, hailed from this district. Nazrul playing a flute, Chittagong, 1926 Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) (b. ...

Comilla Victoria College is one of the ancient and famous colleges in the country. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development(BARD) is situated in Kotbari. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is an autonomous institution that strives for research and training of local people as well as practitioners on rural development. ...

Situated by the bank of the river Ghumti, Comilla is also famous for some tanks such as 'Dhormo Sagor', 'Ranir Dighi', 'Nanuar Dighi', 'Ujir Dighi' etc.

Prominent educational institutions

• University of Comilla
• Comilla Medical College
• Victoria Govt. College
• Comilla Cadet College
• Lalmi College
• Barura Govt. College
• Comilla Govt. College
• Comilla Women College
• Comilla Zilla School
• Nowab Foyzunnessa Govt. Girls' High School
• Comilla High School
• Shilmuri R.R. High School(Barura)
• Faizunnessa Girls High School
• Yusoof High School
• Ispahani Public School & College
• Iswar Pathshala (High School)
• Our Lady Of Fatima Girl's High School
• Harun Municipality Primary School

Notable Personalities

• Dhirendranath Datta: Politician of British Bengal, provincial minister of East Pakistan, Language Movement activist.
• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad: Ex-president of Bangladesh, prominent leader of Bengal & East Pakistan, stalwart of exile Mujibnagar Government in 1971, widely blamed for his alleged association with killing of Sheikh Mujib.^{[citation needed]}
• Akhtar Hameed Khan: Social reformer and Development activist.
• Lt. Col. (RT) Akber Hossain (Bir Pratik): Ex-Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Government.
• M.K.Anwar: Accomplished civil servant-turned-minister, political stalwart of BNP.
• Abdur Rashid Engineer: Most popular and honest leader of Daudkandi, Comilla. Former MP & minister. An icon of loving and respecting common people of Daudkandi.
• Dr. Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain: professor-turned-minister, top brass of BNP.
• Badal Roy: Renowned Football player.
• Badal Roy: USA based tabla player.

Dhirentranath Datta (Bengali: )(1886-1971) was a Bengali lawyer by profession who was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India, and later in East Pakistan (1947-1971). ... Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Khondaker Moshtaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed) (1918 - March 5, 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. ... Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914-99) was a development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering farmers cooperatives, rural training programmes, and Microcredit and Microfinance initiatives in developing countries. ...

Comilla EPZ

For the economic development of the region the "Bangladesh Export Promotion Zone Authority" has established "Comilla Export Processing Zone" spread over a area of 104.44 hectares (258 Acres) in the Comilla old Airport Area.

See also

• Comilla Model
• Akhtar Hameed Khan
• Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development

v • d • e Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisāl Division	Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalkathi · Patuakhali · Pirojpur
Chittagong Division	Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati
Dhaka Division	Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail
Khulna Division	Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira
Rajshahi Division	Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division	Habiganj · Moulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet

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