Comilla is a city near the India border.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.
Comilla has several places to be recognised as tourist spots and places of interest. The War Cemetry at Tiprabazar, Moynamoti, Comilla is a tourist spot which was established after world war 2. The compound of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is a well known place where people come on weekends with family. The place called "Neelachol" is a tourist spot inside the BARD compound.
Comilla was once the seat of Buddhist civilization that flourished from 7th to 12th century A.D. The main touuist spot of Comilla is the Moynamoti Buddha Bihar which has been recognized as a "World Heritage Spot". There are as many as 50 archaeological spots which were excavated and the prominent sites are Shalban Vihara, Kotilamura, Ananda Vihara, Charapatra Mura, Itakhola Mura and Rupban Mura have got immense archaeological importance. Moynamoti Buddha Bihar is a well known picnic spot where tourists from all over the country come on weekends. There is also a wonderful archaeological near Buddha Bihar.
Transport Facility: 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 97 miles (155 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 was once the seat of Buddhist civilization that flourished from 7th to 12th century A.D. The main touuist spot of Comilla is the Moynamoti Buddha Bihar which has been recognized as a "World Heritage Spot". There are as many as 50 archaeological spots which were excavated and the prominent sites are Shalban Vihara, Kotilamura, Ananda Vihara, Charapatra Mura, Itakhola Mura and Rupban Mura have got immense archaeological importance. Moynamoti Buddha Bihar is a well known picnic spot where tourists from all over the country come on weekends. There is also a wonderful archaeological near Buddha Bihar.
Transport Facility: 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 97 miles (155 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.
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