Mainamati,Comilla

    About Nine km. to the west of Comilla city which is located 114 km south east of Dhaka lies a multiplicity of low downhill recognized as Mainamati-Lalmai ridge, an broad centre of Buddhist civilization. On the slope of these hills lie spotted a wealth of in series about the near the beginning Buddhist cMlization (7th-12th Centure A.D.). At Salban in the middle of the ridge, excavations lay naked a large Buddhist Vihara and impressive middle sharine. It has exposed precious in order about the regulation of the Chandra and Deva dynasties which flourish here as of the 7th to 12th century. The whole range of hillock scurry for about 18 km. and is studded with more than 50 sites. A site museum houses the archaeological finds which include terra cotta plaques, figure statues and treasure container, coins, jewellery, begin, pottery and votive stupas imprinted with Buddhist inscriptions. Museum is unlock Sunday-Friday and blocked on Saturday. Bangladesh Academy for countryside Development (BARD) recognized close by in 1959 is acknowledged for its ground-breaking purpose in supportive