Victoria College in Comilla

Victoria College

Victoria College is sited at Comilla in Chittagong Division. It is one of the oldest college at Comilla, and also Chittagong Division. Well-known landlord of that time Roy Bahadur Ananda Chandra Roy established this prominent institution after the name of Queen Victoria. For his contribution in education sector, he was given the title Roy Bahadur, a title which was given from the British ruler.

Mainamati in Comilla: The Seat of Lost Dynasties

It is called the Seat of Lost Dynasties. About 8 km to the west of Comilla town, situated 114 km southeast of Dhaka, lies a range of low hills known as the Mainamati-Lalmai ridge, which was an extensive centre of Buddhist culture. At Salban in the middle or the ridge, excavations have laid bare a large Buddhist Vihara (monastery) with an imposing central shrine. It has revealed valuable information about the rule of the Chandra and Deva dynasties which Flourished here from the 7th to the 12th century AD. The whole range of hillocks runs for about 18 km and is
studded with more than 50 sites.

A site museum houses the archaeological finds which include terra cotta plaques, bronze statues and caskets, coins, jewellery, utensils, pottery and votive stupas embossed with Buddhist inscriptions.