COMILLA
Comilla is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometers south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganjdistricts to the north, Noakhali andFeni districts to the south, Tripura of India to the east, and Munshiganjand Chandpur districts to the west. It is bounded by Burchiganj andTripura on the north, Laksham andChauddagram on the south, and Barura on the west. Major rivers passing through Comilla include Gumti and Little Feni.
Area: 3, 146. 30 km 2 (1, 214. 79 sq mi)
Upazilas: Barura, Brahmanpara, Burichong, Chandina, Chauddagram, Daudkandi, Debidwar, Homna, Comilla Sadar, Laksam, Monohorgonj, Meghna, Muradnagar, Nangalkot, Comilla Sadar South, Titas.
Places: Important landmarks include Kotbari, a cantonment, or military installation and Kandirpar, considered the heart of the Comilla district. Ancient Buddhist Monasteryruins are the major attraction of Mainamati, near Kotbari. There is an ancient Hindu Temple named Comilla Jagannath Temple located on East Bibirbazar Road. 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 and it is one of the most beautiful place in Comilla and every year lot of tourist come to see this place. Situated by the bank of the river Ghumti, Comilla is also famous for some tanks such as ' Dharmasagar (Pond)' , ' Ranir Dighi' , ' Nanuar Dighi' , ' Ujir Dighi' etc.
