Bangladesh |
| Officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia. Straddling the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, it is part of the historic ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. It faces the Bay of Bengal to its south, and is bordered by India on the north, west and east, as well as Burma (Myanmar) on the southeast. It is separated from the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan by India's narrow Siliguri corridor, and is in close geographical proximity to China. |
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Comilla District |
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| Comilla (কুমিল্লা জেলা, Comilla Jela also Comilla Zila) is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. |
| Area: 3146.3 square kilometers (1214.79 square miles). |
| Population: 5,387,288 |
| Economy: Mainly based on agriculture, the economy of Comilla has been flourished through trade and cottage industries, especially the 'Khadi' textile. For the economic development of the region the Bangladesh Export Promotion Zone Authority has established the Comilla Export Processing Zone spread over an area of 104.44 hectares (258.1 acres) in the Comilla old Airport Area. |
| Rivers: meghna, gumti and dakatia. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Major General Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan (Retd.) | | Mohammed Amir Hossain | | Yussuf Abdullah Harun | | Razee Mohammad Fakhrul | | Abdul Matin Khasru | | A.K.M. Bahauddin | | Professor Md. Ali Ashraf | | Nurul Islam Milon | | Md.Tajul Islam | | A.H.M Mustafa Kamal | | Md. Mazibul Hoque |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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