OUR CITY, COMILLA CITY
Comilla, officially known as Cumilla city in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh, along with the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. Comilla is the second-largest city of eastern Bangladesh after Chittagong ..
one of the oldest city too.
The Comilla region was once under ancient Samatata and this district came under the reign of the kings of the Harikela . Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and In 1732, it became the centre of the Bengal-backed domain of Jagat Manikya.[2]
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...
Comilla Cantonment is one of the most important military bases and is the oldest in East Bengal. It was widely used by the British Indian Army during World War II.
language fighters in 1952 was also had responsible of comilla people . students of victoria college risk their life for bangla language .
Comilla covers a total area of 51 square kilometres. The Tropic of Cancer crosses Comilla town on the south side just over the Thomson Bridge.
