Comilla


Comilla

(kōmĭl`ə), city (1991 pop. 135,313), E Bangladesh, on the Gumti River. An administrative center on the main railroad and highway linking Chittagong with Dhaka, it is a collection point for hides and skins. It has a cottage industry in cane and bamboo basketry. Other industries include jute milling and a thermal power station. Comilla has eight colleges affiliated with the Univ. of Dhaka.

Comilla

 

a city in Bangladesh in the district of Chittagong, on the Gumti River. Population, 60,400 (1967). Railroad station and center for untanned leather trade. It is the site of a match factory and an agricultural academy. Handicrafts are manufactured.