![]() ![]() There is a war cemetery, Maynamati War Cemetery, in Comilla that was established after World War II to remember the Allied soldiers who died during World War I and II, mostly from Commonwealth states and the United States. It was the headquarter of the British 14th Army. It was widely used by the British Indian Army during World War II. World War II Ĭomilla Cantonment is an important military base and the oldest in East Bengal. The main meaning of a conversation is that the people of Comilla have always maintained good relations and harmonized with others. And the people of Comilla were recognized as ITOR by the British people that means they were intellectual, talented, obedient, and reliable (ITOR). Comilla Victoria Government College in the city was named in memory of Queen Victoria. Two people were killed and many were wounded. In a major peasant gathering, the police fired at Hasnabad of Laksam Upazila in 1932. The British Gurkha soldiers fired indiscriminately on the crowd, killing four people. In 1931, approximately 4000 peasants in Mohini village in Chauddagram Upazila revolted against a land revenue tax. Poet Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi visited Comilla at that time. ![]() During this time, Avay Ashram, as a revolutionary institution, played a significant role. On 21 November 1921, Kazi Nazrul Islam composed patriotic songs and tried to awaken the townspeople by protesting the Prince of Wales's visit to India. Communal tension spread over Comilla when a Muslim was shot in the town during the partition of Bengal in 1905. ![]()
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