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Comilla district consists of the following Upazilas:
- Barura Upazila
- Brahmanpara Upazila
- Burichong Upazila
- Comilla Sadar Upazila
- Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila
- Chandina Upazila
- Chauddagram Upazila
- Daudkandi Upazila
- Debidwar Upazila
- Homna Upazila
- Laksam Upazila
- Lalmai Upazila
- Monohorgonj Upazila
- Meghna Upazila
- Muradnagar Upazila
- Nangalkot Upazila
- Titas Upazila
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 an ancient Hindu Temple named Comilla Jagannath Temple located on East Bibirbazar Road. There is also the recently constructed Allah Chattar, a tower in Muradnagar.
There is a Second World War cemetery, Mainamati War Cemetery, located about 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) 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.[12] Pashchimgaon Nawab Bari, the place of only lady Jaminder Nawab Faizunnesa, a poet, educationist and a philanthropist.[13]
Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, passed a significant time of his life in this town. Both his wives, Promila Devi and Nargis, hailed from this district.[14]
Comilla Victoria College and Comilla Zilla School are two old and renowned college and school in the country. Comilla Zilla School was established in the year of 1837.[15] Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is situated in Kotbari. The area also saw the development of Comilla Model.
Education:
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla
- Comilla University
- Comilla Medical College
- Comilla Victoria Government College
- Ispahani Public School & College, Comilla
- Comilla Polytechnic Institute, Comilla
- Comilla Government College
- Comilla Government Women's College
- Comilla Cadet College
- Comilla Zilla School
- Bangladesh Survey Institute
- List of Educational Institutions in Comilla
The following personalities were either born or stayed in this district for a significant span of their lifetime:
- Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani (1834–1903): poet and philanthropist.
- Kazi Zafar Ahmed: former Prime Minister
- Shilvadra (529–654): a great Buddhist monk and pundit, professor and chancellor of Nalanda University. Born in Koilain, Chandina Upazila
- Dhirendranath Datta (1886–1971): political leader, provincial minister of the than East Pakistan, Language Movement activist and lawyer.
- Buddhadeb Basu (1908–1974): Bengali poet, novelist, essayist, translator & editor.
- Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975): singer, composer & music director.
- Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914–1999): social reformer and development activist. He is from U.P -undivided India, but spent an important part of his life as asst magistrate (ICS) and thereafter as principal Victoria College and creator of co-operative programme and BARD at Comilla.
- Shib Narayan Das: The designer of the first national flag of Bangladesh in 1971, a freedom fighter and political activist
- Kamrul Ahsan : secretary to the government and now serving as Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia. Earlier served as High Commissioner to Canada and Singapore.
- Sabitri Chatterjee: actress in Indian Bengali film, TV serial and theatre.
- Akbar Hossain BP: former minister of Bangladesh Government.
- Kazi Shamsul Hoque eminent journalist, founder editor of weekly Akhon Samoy, New York.
- Abdul Gani: (1919 – 1957) was a Bengali military officer. He was the founder and the first in-charge of one of the pioneer companies of 1st East Bengal Regiment.
- Abul Manzoor, sector commander during Bangladesh War of Independence and decorated with the award Bir Uttom, was born in Comilla.
- Sudhin Das, Swaralipikar of Nazrul Sangeet, awarded by Ekushe Padak
- Alaka Das, artist of classical music, principal of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan (সঙ্গীত শিক্ষার্থী সম্মেলন)[17] Talpukur Par, Comilla
- Sagarmoy Ghosh : Bengali editor and author
- General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan : former chief of Army Staff
- Atiqul Islam - Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation
- Md Mainul Islam - former chief, Border Guards Bangladesh
- Md. Tafazzul Islam - 17th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[18]
- Ferdous Ahmed - Bangladeshi film actor.
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, 5th President of Bangladesh (15 August 1975 to 3 November 1975).[19]
- Mizanur Rahman Azhari -(bron 1990) famous Islamic scholars in Bangladesh, Al-Azhar University & Garden of nolege University Malaysia (PhD)
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