Comilla District
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Comilla (3085.17 sq km) is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometers south east of Dhaka.
Important land marks include Kotbari, a cantonment, or military installation and Kandirpar, considered the heart of the Comilla district. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to the south. Tripura in (India), is to the east, and Munshiganj and Chandpur districts are to the west.
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.
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 who were killed during fighting the Japanese Army at the Burma (Myanmar) frontier are buried here. The British Government allocates financial aid to maintain this cemetery.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, passed a significant amount of time of his life in this town. His two wives Promila Devi and Nargis born in this district.
Comilla Victoria College is one of the ancient and famous colleges in the country. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is situated in Kotbari.
Comilla is situated on the bank of the river Ghumti. Comilla is also famous for some tanks such as 'Dhormo Sagor', 'Ranir Dighi', 'Nanuar Dighi', 'Ujir Dighi' etc, situated in the heart of the town.
| Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh |
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| Barisal 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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