The Mainamati War Cemetery (alternatively: Comilla War Cemetery) is a
war cemetery and a memorial in
Comilla,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, for Second World War graves from nearby areas. The cemetery contains 736 Commonwealth burials.
It was established and maintained by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...
, to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives. It is situated in the
Comilla Cantonment area.
Gallery
File:Christian Cross in Maynamati War Cemetery, Comilla, Bangladesh in remembrance of Soldier of WWI 01.jpg,
File:Moinamoti war cemetery.jpg,
File:WW2 Cemetery Moinamoti 002.jpg,
File:WW2 Cemetery Moinamoti 003.jpg,
File:WW2 Cemetery Moinamoti 005.jpg,
File:WW2 Cemetery Moinamoti.jpg,
File:WWII cemetery comilla Bangladesh 2.jpg,
See also
*
Chittagong War Cemetery
References
External links
* {{cwgc cemetery, 107700
History of Comilla
20th-century establishments in Bangladesh
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Bangladesh