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Comilla
Nickname: Kamilla
Location of Comilla in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E / 23.45, 91.2
Country	Bangladesh
Administrative District	Comilla District
Area
- Total	11.47 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	419,623
- Density	36,584/km² (94,752.1/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা) is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Comilla District of Chittagong Division.

Comilla is a city near the India border. It has a population of 3 million. The city was ruled by Mughal emperors in the 17th century as well as the British East India Company in the 19th century. The city is famous for different types of sweets and Batik printed cloth. The people of Comilla are multi ethnic. The people are a mixture of Afghan and British to a small extent. Green and hazel eyes can easily be found in Comilla than anywhere else in Bangladesh.

Comilla, as a district is administrated by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), who is the Top most government official of the district. The DC office is situated at Fauzdari area of (East side of Dharmasagar ) the town. The District of Comilla has been divided into 16 Tanas, they are Sadar, Hoamna, Laksham, Muradnagar, Devidwar, Daudkandi, Burichang, Barura, Chandina, Gowripur, Elliotganj, Chowddogram, Langolkot and Brahmanpara,Titas ,Shabajpur ,Monohorgonj and Sadar Dokkin. Each Tana has an TNO (Tana Nirbahi Officer) as the administrator. The main town of Comilla is under the Sadar Tana. Comilla also has a Central Jail which is one of the oldest jails of the country established during British rule. Comilla Cantonment is also one of most important military bases (oldest in east bengal). This has been widely used by the British Indian Army during the World War II. There is a War Cemetery in Comilla which was established after the World War Il to remember the allied soldiers who died during world war II and I ,mostly from commonwealth states and Usa .But there is a well number of remains of japanese soldiers there. Comilla also has an Exporting Processing Zone (EPZ) at the east end of the town. This EPZ was once the airport of Comilla and now only the runway has existed where other establishments have been converted to instruments of the EPZ.It is one of the first growing EPZs in Bangladesh .

It is a highly muslim dominated area and one can find many economically backward people.But it is home district of many educated bangladeshis who are success in their career in country or abroad. Most of them are farmers who depend on their fields. A much smaller number of Hindus are present in this area. Every muslim festival is celebrated in big way. Especially Eid and Ramzan. Most of the Muslims are Sunni and few are Shia. There is electricity in most of the area at present in Comilla. .

Comilla has better communication than any other districts of Bangladesh. One of the oldest highways of the Indian Sub-continent, 'The Grand Trunk Road' has approached through the main town of Comilla. In present, the most important Dhaka-Chittagong highway has its respective regular users who travel to Comilla. Comilla is 60 miles (97 kilometers) distant from the capital Dhaka. This can be travelled through both by road and by train. The train has a 197 kilometers distance from Dhaka which takes over 3 hours to reach destination, where by road it takes about 2 hours. Hundreds and thousands of trucks & lorries travel to or from Comilla for business purposes. Bus services are very well reputed in this route and the traveller is used to having a lot of choices to travel to Comilla. Prominent bus services to Comilla are Tisha, Asia Line, Prime, Prince etc.Comilla is known as the hub of road communication of eastern part of Bangladesh .

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. Historically, Comilla Board administered the education system of the whole Chittagong Division, but recently, Chittagong and Sylhet Education boards were spun off.

Comilla is also the location for the Comilla Medical College, Comilla Cadet College and Comilla Zilla School, Our Lady of Fatima Girls High School, Nabab Fayzunnesa Girls High School, Comilla University, Comilla Victoria College, Teachers Training College, Comilla Polytechnic Institute 'CPI', School of Military Intelligence, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).