Excavated in 1458 by the Maharaja of Tripura, Dharma Manikya I, this vast rectangular tank covering over 23 acres was built to relieve famine and provide fresh drinking water to the local population. Shaded walking paths, century-old trees and manicured gardens now line the banks, where families stroll and rowboats glide across open water in the afternoon. The adjoining municipal park and tea stalls make it the central evening social gathering point of Cumilla.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; cycle rickshaw from central town about ৳20–30; paddle boat ride roughly ৳100 per hour
How to get to Dharmasagar Dighi
In the heart of Cumilla town, directly north of Kandirpar circle. It is an easy 5-minute walk or a brief rickshaw ride from Kandirpar.
Cumilla town is about 96 km from Dhaka, around 2.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Cumilla guide.
More to see in Cumilla
Photo: Intakhab, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shalban Vihara শালবন বিহার
An 8th-century Buddhist monastery built by the Deva dynasty in Mainamati, featuring 115 monastic cells around a cruciform shrine.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30 for Bangladeshis, museum entry ৳10; CNG auto-rickshaw from town about ৳100–150 each way
Photo: Shariful Islam Masum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mainamati War Cemetery ময়নামতী ওয়ার সিমেট্রি
A Commonwealth war cemetery established after World War II, containing 713 military graves from the Burma and Assam campaigns.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; CNG from Kandirpar roughly ৳80–120
Photo: Kamrul Hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Itakhola Mura ইটাখোলা মুড়া
An excavated 8th-century Buddhist monastery and stupa complex set on a quiet forested hillock on the Mainamati ridge.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20; CNG from Cumilla town about ৳100 each way