Cumilla Khadi
কুমিল্লার খাদি
Hand-spun, handwoven cotton cloth that became a symbol of self-reliance in the independence movement.
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Khadi weaving in the Cumilla area grew strongly during the swadeshi and Gandhian movements, when hand-spun cloth was a protest against imported mill fabric. The cloth is coarse, breathable and comfortable in the heat. Today Cumilla's khadi shops sell kurtas, panjabis, saris and fabric by the metre, often in earthy colours, and the name 'Comillar khadi' is known across the country.
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শালবন বিহারThe excavated brick foundations of a large Buddhist monastery from around the 7th–8th century.
Place Mainamati War Cemetery
ময়নামতি ওয়ার সিমেট্রিA calm, beautifully kept Commonwealth cemetery for soldiers who died in the Burma campaign of World War II.
Place Dharmasagar Dighi
ধর্মসাগর দিঘিA huge old tank in the heart of Cumilla, where locals stroll the banks and boats drift at dusk.
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