Comilla District,officially known as Cumilla District,is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north,Noakhali and Feni districts to the south,Tripura state of India to the east and Munshiganj and Chandpur districts to the west.
Brahmanbaria is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically,it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj and Habiganj to the north,Narsingdi District and Narayanganj to the west,Comilla to the south,and the Indian state of Tripura to the east. It was a part of Comilla District until 15 February 1984.
Daudkandi is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong,Bangladesh.
Laksam is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong,Bangladesh. Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani.
Comilla,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.
Comilla Victoria Government College is a government college in Comilla,Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and most renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section.
Sayed Ashraful Islam was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Public Administration of the Government of Bangladesh. Ashraful Islam also served for a time as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative.
Dion George is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Environment,Forestry and Fisheries since July 2024. He is a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA) He is the Federal Finance Chair of the DA,and is a member of the Party’s Federal Council,Federal Executive and National Management Committee. He also serves as a member–elected Trustee and Chair of the Investment Sub–Committee of the Political Office Bearers Pension Fund.
The Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line is a railway line connecting Akhaura and Chittagong,via Laksam in Bangladesh. There are branch lines from Laksam to Chandpur and Noakhali. This line is under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway.
Abu Hena Mohammad Mustafa Kamal commonly known as Lotus Kamal is a Bangladeshi politician,former cricket official,and businessman. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-10 constituency and a Minister for Planning as well as Minister of Finance. He is the owner of Lotus Kamal Group,which is a well-known Bangladeshi conglomerate. Kamal was awarded the Finance Minister of the Year 2020 by magazine The Banker.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member reprenseting the Tangail-1 constituency during 2001–2024. He was the Minister of Agriculture of Bangladesh. He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then,as Minister of Food until 2013. He has been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance since 2014. He has also been serving as a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League since 2016.
Abu Naser Muhammad Ehsanul Haque Milan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician,a former member of parliament from the Chandpur-1 constituency and the state minister of Ministry of Education.
Abul Kalam Abdul Momen,known as AK Abdul Momen,is a Bangladeshi economist,diplomat,and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections. Following his election,he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Mashiur Rahaman Ranga is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member for the Rangpur-1 constituency. He served as secretary general of the Jatiya Party as well as state minister of the Ministry of Local Government,Rural Development and Co-operatives.
Abdul Matin Khasru was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995,1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.
Mohammad Khorshed Anwar was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a government minister of Bangladesh. He was a five-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-1 and Comilla-2 constituencies.
Cumilla-10 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August,2024 the constituency is vacant.
Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024,The constituency is vacant.
Md. Rahamat Ali was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and lawyer who was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-1 and Gazipur-3 constituencies. He was the state minister of Ministry of Local Government,Rural Development and Co-operatives. His daughter Rumana Ali is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. His eldest son M. Zahid Hasan is a renowned physicist.
Farhad Hossain is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former minister of public administration and a former Jatiya Sangsad representing the Meherpur-1 constituency.
