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'''Comilla''' ({{lang-bn|কুমিল্লা}}) is a city in south-eastern [[Bangladesh]], located along the [[Dhaka-Chittagong Highway]]. It is the administrative center of the [[Comilla District]], part of the [[Chittagong Division]]. |
'''Comilla''' ({{lang-bn|কুমিল্লা}}) is a city in south-eastern [[Bangladesh]], located along the [[Dhaka-Chittagong Highway]]. It is the administrative center of the [[Comilla District]], part of the [[Chittagong Division]]. |
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==History== |
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The Comilla region was once under ancient [[Samatat]] and was joined with [[Tripura]] State. This district came under the reign of the kings of the Harikela in the ninth century AD. Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and (during tenth and mid eleventh century AD). In 1732 it became the center of the Bengal-backed domain of [[Jagat Manikya]].<ref>Bidhas Kanti Kilikhar. ''Tripura of the 18th Century with Samsher Gazi Against Feudalism: A Historical Study''. (Chhapa Kathi, Agartula: Tripura State Tribal Cultural Research Institute and Museum, 1995) p. 55</ref> |
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[[File:Court Road, Comilla.jpg|thumb|left|Presently a part of Comilla's Court Road, the photographed street has been once an extension of historic [[Grand Trunk Road]], to communicate with the [[Port of Chittagong|port facilities of Chittagong]].]] |
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The Peasants Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764, which originally formed under the leadership of [[Shamsher Gazi]] is a notable historical event in Comilla.<ref name="Bangladesh2003">{{cite book|title=Banglapedia: national encyclopedia of Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yvltAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 April 2013|year=2003|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh|isbn=978-984-32-0578-0}}</ref> It came under the rule of [[East India Company]] in 1765. This district was established as Tripura district in 1790. It was renamed Comilla in 1960. Chandpur and Brahmanbaria subdivisions of this district were transformed into districts in 1984. |
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Communal tension spread over Comilla when a Muslim was shot in the town during the partition of [[Bengal]] in 1905. On 21 November 1921, [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] composed patriotic songs and tried to awaken the town people by protesting the [[Prince of Wales]]'s visit to India.<ref name="Bangladesh2003"/> During this time, [[Avay Ashram]], as a revolutionary institution, played a significant role. Poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited Comilla at that time. In 1931, approximately 4000 peasants in Mohini village in [[Chauddagram Upazilla]] revolted against a land revenue tax. The British Gurkha soldiers fired indiscriminately on the crowd, killing four people.<ref name="Bangladesh2003"/> In a major peasant gathering, the police fired at Hasnabad of [[Laksham Upazila]] in 1932. Two people were killed and many were wounded. |
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Comilla Cantonment is one of most important military bases and is the oldest in East Bengal. It was widely used by the [[British Indian Army]] during [[World War II]]. Ir was the headquarters of the British |
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[[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|14th Army]]. There is a war cemetery, [[Maynamati War Cemetery]],<ref name="Whitaker's Cumulative Book List">{{cite book|title=Whitaker's Cumulative Book List|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=35sHAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=27 April 2013|year=1961|publisher=J. Whitaker.}}</ref> in Comilla that was established after the World War II to remember the Allied soldiers who died during [[World War I]] and II, mostly from Commonwealth states and the [[United States]]. There are a number of Japanese soldiers were buried there as well. Another important place is Shalban Bihar, this is a historical place of comilla. The older name of this place is Vobodev Mohabihar.[http://comillardak.com/%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE/ Shalban Bihar] |
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==Geography and climate== |
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Comilla covers a total area of 11.47 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. The [[Tropic of Cancer]] crosses Comilla town on the south side just over the Thomson Bridge. |
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==Economy and transport== |
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[[File:Pouroshobha Road Comilla.jpg|thumb|Pourashabha Road. A main road of Comilla that enters the town from district's major bus terminal.]] |
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[[Image:WW2 Cemetery Moinamoti 003.jpg|thumb|right|World War II cemetery in [[Mainamati]].]] |
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Comilla has a number of tourist attractions. Various archaeological relics discovered in the district, especially from the 7th-8th century, are now preserved in the [[Mainamati Museum]], Mainamati being a famous [[Buddhist]] archaeological site.<ref name="Huntington1984">{{cite book|last=Huntington|first=Susan L.|title=The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xLA3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR26|accessdate=27 April 2013|year=1984|publisher=Brill Archive|isbn=978-90-04-06856-8|page=26}}</ref> There is a World War II war cemetery in Comilla, which is protected and maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]. |
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There are a number of locally published newspapers in Comilla. Those are mainly [http://www.comillardak.com/ Comillar Dak] [[Daily newspaper#Daily|daily]] and [[Newspaper#Weekly|weekly]] newspapers. The newspapers include ''[[Comilla Batra]]'', ''[[Bangladesh Sangbad]]'' ''[[Natun Alo]]'' and ''[[Kathak]]''. |
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Comilla is a hub of road communication of eastern part of Bangladesh. One of the oldest highways of the Indian Sub-continent, 'The Grand Trunk Road' passes through the city. At present, the most important [[Dhaka-Chittagong highway]] bypasses the city from the cantonment to Poduar Bazar.<ref name="LeungMeggitt2012">{{cite book|last1=Leung|first1=Mikey|last2=Meggitt|first2=Belinda|title=Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cdkILWIONLQC&pg=PA274|accessdate=27 April 2013|year=2012|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-409-9|page=274}}</ref> Comilla is located 97 kilometers from the capital city, Dhaka, which can be reached by road or railway. |
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==Education== |
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{{main|List of universities and schools in Comilla}} |
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[[Image:Comilla Medical College.jpg|thumb|right|[[Comilla Medical College]]]] |
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Comilla contains [[Comilla University]], [[Comilla Medical College]] and numerous colleges and schools such as [[Comilla Cadet College]], [[Comilla Zilla School]] and [[Comilla Cantonment High School]]. The Comilla Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is located in Comilla. This is the central administration that conducts primary, secondary, and higher secondary education for several districts. |
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==Notable people== |
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{{main|List of people from Comilla}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://blog.digonto.com.bd Digonto], Digonto.com.bd - Comilla News and Directory |
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* [http://comilla.com Comilla], Comilla.com - Comilla News and Directory |
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* [http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/C_0308.HTM Comilla District], [[Banglapedia]] article on Comilla |
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* [http://comilla.wordpress.com Welcome to Comilla] |
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* [http://comilla.wordpress.com/comilla-club History of Comilla Club] |
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* [http://www.weeklyamod.com/ Weekly Amod], Comilla's local weekly |
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* [http://www.comillardak.com/ Comillar Dak], Popular online newspaper of Comilla District. |
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{{Geographic Location |
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|title = '''Destinations from Comilla''' |
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|Northwest = [[Narayanganj]] |
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|North = [[Brahmanbaria]] |
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|Northeast = ([[India]]) |
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|West = [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]] |
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|Centre = Comilla |
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|East = ([[India]]) |
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|Southwest = [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]] |
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|South = [[Noakhali]] |
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|Southeast = [[Feni District|Feni]] |
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}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2011}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Comilla District]] |
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[[Category:History of Tripura]] |
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Revision as of 17:40, 21 January 2014
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Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা) is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division.