Comilla District
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Coordinates: 23.4583° N 91.1833° E

Comilla District
Comilla
Division_name	Chittagong Division
Coordinates	23.4583° N 91.1833° E
Area	280 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (2007)  - Density  - Literacy rate	419623  - 1498.65/km²  - 55%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Comilla District

Comilla District 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.

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.

Geography and Climate

Comilla is located at 23°27′0″N, 91°12′0″E with a total area of 280 square kilometers. It is bounded by Burchiganj and Tripura on the north, Laksham and Chauddagram on the south, and Barura on the west. The major rivers that pass through Comilla include Gumti and Little Feni.Green and hazel eyes can easily be found in Comilla than anywhere else in Bangladesh.The people of Comilla are multi-ethnic.Afghan.Mughal and British descenders can be found in Comilla.

Administration

The headquarters of Comilla are located in the city of Comilla which has a total area of 11.47 square kilometers. It consists of 18 mouzas and 3 wards. Comilla thana was officially converted into an upazilla in 1983 which contains one municipality 18 wards, 19 union parishads, 452 mouzas and 458 villages.

Sub-divisions

Comilla district consists of the following upazilas:^[1]

1. Barura Upazila
2. Brahmanpara Upazila
3. Burichong Upazila
4. Chandina Upazila
5. Chauddagram Upazila
6. Daudkandi Upazila
7. Debidwar Upazila
8. Homna Upazila
9. Comilla Adarsa Sadar Upazila
10. Laksam Upazila
11. Monohorgonj Upazila
12. Meghna Upazila
13. Muradnagar Upazila
14. Nangalkot Upazila
15. Comilla Sadar South Upazila
16. Titas Upazila

Economy

Mainly based on agriculture, the economy of Comilla has been flourished through trade and cottage industries, especially the 'Khadi' textile. For the economic development of the region the "Bangladesh Export Promotion Zone Authority" has established the "Comilla Export Processing Zone" spread over an area of 104.44 hectares (258 Acres) in the Comilla old Airport Area.

Places of Interest

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. 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. Pashchimgaon Nawab Bari, the place of only lady Jaminder Nawab Faizunnesa, a poet, educationist and a great donor.

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.

Comilla Victoria College and Comilla Zilla School are two ancient and famous college and school in the country. Comilla Zilla School was established in the year of 1837. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is situated in Kotbari.

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

Comilla Cadet College- Ex-Residential Model College

• University of Comilla
• Comilla Victoria Government College, Comilla.
• Comilla Medical College
• Central Medical college
• Eastern Medical college
• Comilla Cadet College (Ex-Residential Model College)
• Lalmai College
• Barura Govt. College
• Comilla Govt. College
• Comilla Women College
• Comilla Zilla School
• Nowab Foyzunnessa Girls' High School
• Our Lady Of Fatima Girl's High School
• Comilla High School
• Shilmuri R.R. High School(Barura)
• Yusoof High School
• Comilla Cantonment High School
• Ispahani Public School & College
• Iswar Pathshala (High School)
• Kalirbazar UP High School

Notable personalities

• Dhirendranath Datta: Politician of British India, provincial minister of East Pakistan, Language Movement activist.
• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad: Ex-president of Bangladesh
• Akhtar Hameed Khan: Social reformer and Development activist.
• Lt. Col. (Ret) Akbar Hossain (Bir Protik): Ex-Minister of Bangladesh Government.
• Abdur Rashid Engineer: Ex-Minister of Bangladesh Government.
• M.K. Anwar: Ex-minister of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
• Dr. Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain: Ex-minister of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
• Badal Roy: USA based tabla player.

See also

• 2007 Comilla bus crash
• Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development
• Comilla Model

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