| Comilla | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Location of Comilla in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,085.17 km2 (1,191.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,304,000 |
| • Density | 1,719.2/km2 (4,452.7/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 55% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| • Summer (DST) | BDST (UTC+7) |
| Website | Banglapedia Article |
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.
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Comilla has a total area of 3085.17 square kilometers. It is bounded by Burchiganj and Tripura on the north, Laksham and Chauddagram on the south, and Barura on the west. Major rivers passing through Comilla include Gumti and Little Feni.
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.
Administrator of Zila Porishod: M Omar Faruque [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Rezaul Ahsan [2]
Comilla district consists of the following Upazilas:[2]
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.
Main occupations Agriculture 43.28%, commerce 11.6%, service 10.78%, transport 3.36%, agricultural labourer 15.89%, wage labourer 2.46%, construction 1.03%, and others 11.6%.
Land use Total cultivable land 243596.93 hectares; single crop 18.05%, double crop 63.99% and treble crop land 17.96%.
Land control Among the peasants 30% are landless, 46% small, 20% intermediate and 4% rich.
Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is 135000 Taka per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, brinjal.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, sesame, sweet potato, china and kaun.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, coconut, palm, guava and blackberry.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 28, poultry 109, fishery 27, hatchery 69, nursery 200.
In the second half of the eighteenth century east India company established a large cotton mill at Charpata on the south of the district. Cotton cloths were exported to other districts in those days. At present Comilla Khaddar is famous in the country. Manufactories include textile mills: Halima Textile Mills; iron and steel factory: Radharani Manufacturing Works, Mozaher Cooperative Mills, Qayum Steel Mills Ltd.; pharmaceuticals- Skylab, Comilla Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Sharma Chemical (extinct), Arco Industry.
Cottage industries Comilla is noted for potteries of Bijoypur. Other cottage industries include bamboo and cane works, Shital Pati, hooka, and madur (mat) made of murta tree.
Notable bazaars and markets include Dulalpur, Companyganj, Rajganj, Bibir Bazar, Daulatganj, Nangalkot, Nimshar, Chandina, Gunabati Bazar, Homna, Ramchandrapur,Chandanail Bangshanagar, Chauddagram, Govindapur, Monipur, Chandimura, Madhavpur, Mohanpur, Rasulpur, Syedpur, Madhaya, Eliotganj, Baroikandi, Changini Bazar, Chawkbazar, Mainamati Mela, Punra Mela, Chandala Mela, Baira Mela, Betakhali Mela, Thanda Kalibari Mela, Laksam Bazar, Khela Bazar,Tomsombridge,E asin market,EPZ Gate Ishaq Market, Kaptan Bazar (Beside Gumti River)
Comilla is known as the hub of education in Bangladesh. With a high education rate comilla is always in domination in the education sector and the top rated school,college and universities also located in Comilla.
Jahapur K.K. Academy & College (1914)
Comilla Cantonment High School
Comilla Govt. College.
Government Laboratory High School
Comilla Cantonment College
Chandina Redwan Ahmed Degree College
The University Of Comilla (UNIC)
Comilla University
Comilla Medical College
Comilla Teachers Training College
Comilla Polytechnic Institute (CPI)
Nimshar Junab Ali College
Comilla Victoria Govt. College
Comilla Cadet College
Comilla Zilla School
Comilla Iswar Pathsala
Nawab Faizunnesa Girls High School
Our Lady of Fatima Girls High School
Rose Garden International School
Comilla High School
Shailarani Devi Girls High School
Ispahani Public School and College Comilla
School of Military Intelligence at Comilla Cantonment
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)
Debidwar Reaz Uddin Pilot High School
Debidwar S.A.GOVT College
Comilla Modern High School.
Ibne Taimiya School & College.
Ghorashal Abdul Karim High School.
Montoly High School ( Nangol Kot)
Debidwar al-haj jobeda khatun mohila college
shamals chakraborty
Khalil Pur High School. Debidwar. Comilla
Chandpur Model Technical High School. Debidwar. Comilla
Companigong Badiul Alam Degree College.
Gunabati Digree college,chowddagram,Comilla
Gunabati Gov.High School,chowddagram,Comilla
Matha Bhanga Bhairob High School,Homna,Comilla
Homna Degree Collage,Homna,Comilla
Beltoli High School,Sadar Dakhin,Comilla
Moinamati High School and College,Moinamati,Comilla .
Abidpur High School & College,Burichong,Comilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_and_schools_in_Comilla
The district of Comilla consists 4543 mosques, 379 temples, 98 churches, 34 Buddhist temples and six tombs.
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 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.
Marks of rich ancient civilization have been found in Lalmai Mainamati hills. In these hills there are plenty of archaeological sites including Shalvan Vihara, Kutila Mura, Charandra Mura, Rupban Mura, Itakhola Mura, Satera Ratna Mura, Ranir Banglar Pahar, Ananda Bazar Palaces, palaces of Bhoj King, Chandi Mura, etc. Various archaeological relics including images and metalled utensils discovered from these viharas, muras and palaces are now preserved in the Mainamati Museum. Other archaeological heritage and relics include Saptaratna Mandir (Jagannath Mandir), Shah Suja Mosque, Dharmasagar, Chandimata Mandir (on the top of Lalmai Hill of Barura), Chandala Shiva Mandir (Brahmanpara, eighteenth century), Saitshala Jami Mosque (Brahmanpara, 1719), Mazars of Panch Pir (five saints) at Shashidal (Brahmanpara, 1815), Harimangal Math (Brahmanpara, 1822), Ramnagar elongated Math (Brahmanpara, 1705), Saitshala Rammahan Mandir (Brahmanpara, 1805), Hasnabad Math.
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