Comilla (; Bengali: কুমিল্লা, Bengali pronunciation: [kumilla]), officially spelled Cumilla, is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom.
Comilla Airport is located in the Dulipara area of Comilla city. Along with the Comilla Economic Zone EPZ, various industrial factories have come up at the airport, making the airport area a business and commercial city. Comilla City is a division centered city district with surrounding districts coming to Comilla in more diverse areas of work.
Bibir Bazar land port is located 5 km away from Comilla city. The area of Comilla City Corporation is 53.04 square kilometers, so the surrounding areas of the main city fall under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation. The urban areas falling outside the city corporation are considered as suburbs with a population of 600,000.
*PC Restora, near the Dharmasagar, serves a Bengali specialty called chicken chaap. *Golden Spoon Buffet Restaurant, Kazi Zahirul Qayyum Road, close to Pubali Square and south of the Dharmagasar, buffet style with tandoori chicken, rice ball with chicken, pizza, Thai soup, and other items.
Cumilla is on the Dhaka-Chittagong (N1) Hwy and about 2.5 hours or 100 km away from Dhaka.
This urbanized center in Chittagong Division has its origins as part of an ancient state called Samatata during the 1st Millenium CE, then fell under the dominion of kings and rulers like Bengal Jagat Manikya until the East India Company assumed control in 1765. From there, it was involved in logistical facets of WWII as well as events pertaining to the Bengali liberation in 1971. A WWII cemetery lies to the northwest where there are graves of Allied forces members as well as some Japanese.
