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Cumilla travel guide
A district famous for Mainamati, remains of an ancient Buddhist civilisation, and for rasmalai.
⭐ Famous food and products of Cumilla
📜 How Cumilla got its name
The old name was 'Kamalanka', meaning a lake of lotuses. The Chinese traveller Xuanzang called this region 'Kia-mo-lang-kia'. Cumilla is thought to come from Kamalanka.
How to get to Cumilla
Cumilla is about 100 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 2–2.5 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Tisha, Asia Line, Prince from Sayedabad; fare ৳250–400.
- 🚆 By train: Chattogram/Noakhali-bound trains from Kamalapur to Cumilla, fare ৳150–400.
Places to visit (4)
Ruins of a 7th–8th century Buddhist monastery; the Mainamati Museum is next door.
A Second World War cemetery, green and peaceful.
Archaeological finds from the Mainamati area: statues, coins and terracotta plaques.
A huge 15th-century pond in the middle of town; a place for an afternoon walk.
What it costs
৳1,500–3,000 per person per day
Where to stay
- Mid-range hotels in Kotbari and town; the BARD guest house
What to eat
Rasmalai from Matribhandar (the most famous), khadi cloth
Other districts in Chattogram Division
BandarbanBrahmanbariaChandpurChattogramCox's BazarFeniKhagrachhariLakshmipurNoakhaliRangamati