Comilla Division

Comilla Division
কুমিল্লা বিভাগ
সমতট (Samatata)
Roshnabad
Proposed Division
Country  Bangladesh
Capital Comilla
Area
  Total 6,777.47 km2 (2,616.80 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 10,505,000
  Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code BD-B
Main Language(s) Bengali
Other languages English
Districts 3

Comilla Division (Bengali: কুমিল্লা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the northern parts of the existing Chittagong Division , comprising Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Chandpur Districts of Chittagong Division.[1] The proposed Comilla Division was one of 21 former regions of Bangladesh, which formed an additional administrative level between the levels of the divisions and the districts.[2][3][4] It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 6,777.47[5] and a population at the 2011 census of 10,505,000.

History

The Greater Comilla region was once under ancient Kingdom of Samatata and was joined with Tripuri Kingdom. Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and (during tenth and mid-eleventh century AD). In 1732, it became the center of the Bengal-backed domain of Jagat Manikya.[6]

The Peasants Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764, which originally formed under the leadership of Shamsher Gazi is a notable historical event in Comilla.[7] It came under the rule of East India Company in 1765 and was established as Tippera district (also known as Chakla (administrative division) Roshnabad) in 1790. Later, it was reorganized in three phases into six districts.

Administrative districts

The Division will be subdivided into 3 districts (zilas). The 3 districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the present Chittagong Division, while the remaining five districts (zilas) comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%) being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River.

Name Capital Area (km²) Population
1991 Census
Population
2001 Census
Population
2011 Census
(preliminary
results)
Brahmanbaria District Brahmanbaria 1,927.11 2,141,745 2,398,254 2,808,000
Comilla District Comilla 3,085.17 4,032,666 4,595,539 5,304,000
Chandpur District Chandpur 1,704.06 2,032,449 2,271,229 2,393,000
Total Division Comilla 6,716.34 8,206,860 9,265,022 10,505,000

Argument for status as division

Comilla is an important district in the country as it is in the middle of the capital city, Dhaka, and commercial city, Chittagong, as well as adjacent to the capital. Government and non-government offices and organisations are in this district. Those are Maynamati Cantonment, Teachers Training College (Govt.), Public Comilla University, Comilla Medical College & Hospital (Govt.), Comilla Cadet College, Comilla Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Bangladesh Survey Institute (only one in Bangladesh), and Maynamati War Cemetery. These offices and organisations would not be found together even in some divisional towns let alone in districts without seven divisional cities and some other districts, such as Bogra and Jessore.

The people of this district have been long demanding to upgrade their district into a division. Comilla is enriched with its landscape and natural resources.

Major cities

Comilla

Chadpur

Brahmanbaria

See also

References

  1. কুমিল্লা বিভাগ দ্রুত বাস্তবায়নের দাবি [Comilla Division demanded quick implementation]. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ গঠনে কাজ শুরুর নির্দেশ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর [Mymensingh Division worked on the instruction of the Prime Minister]. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. "Mymensingh to become new division". The Daily Star. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. "3 new divisions to be formed". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. Miah, Sajahan (2012). "Chittagong Division". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Bidhas Kanti Kilikhar. Tripura of the 18th Century with Samsher Gazi Against Feudalism: A Historical Study. (Chhapa Kathi, Agartula: Tripura State Tribal Cultural Research Institute and Museum, 1995) p. 55
  7. Nawaz, Ali (2012). "Shamsher Gazi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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