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6 places to explore any time
Historical Places
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A great square Buddhist monastery of the 7th–8th century at Mainamati, with 115 monks' cells round a central shrine — the best-known site of the Lalmai hills.
Kotbari, Cumilla
Tuesday – Saturday: Daytime — times vary by season, check locally
From ৳20
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Museums
The site museum beside Shalban Vihara: bronze Buddhas, stone sculpture, gold coins, terracotta plaques and a great bronze bell from the Mainamati ruins.
Kotbari, Cumilla
Tuesday – Saturday: Daytime — times vary by season, check locally
From ৳20
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Historical Places
A peaceful Commonwealth war cemetery on the hills by Cumilla Cantonment, where 736 soldiers of the Second World War lie.
Cumilla Cantonment, Cumilla
Every day: Daylight hours
Free entry
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Tourist Spots
A large old tank in the middle of Cumilla, dug to help people through a famine — now the city's favourite evening walk.
Cumilla city, Cumilla
Every day: Open all day; busiest at dusk
Free entry
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Historical Places
The excavated remains of a hilltop palace credited to the Chandra kings, which gave Mainamati its name — with a month-long fair every Baishakh.
Mainamati, Cumilla
Every day: Daylight hours
No fee published.
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Physical Training Events
The rural-development academy founded by Akhter Hameed Khan in 1959: residential training on a 156-acre campus at Kotbari.
Kotbari, Cumilla
Courses: By the academy's training calendar
Course fees are not published online — ask the academy.
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