Commonwealth War Cemetery

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Bangladesh /Chittagong Division /Chittagong District /Dampara

Commonwealth War Cemetery, 19 Badshah Miah Chowdhury Rd, Chittagong 4203, Bangladesh. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Commonwealth War Cemetery is a memorable burial place for members of the armed forces who died during 2nd world war. Chittagong war Cemetery was created by the army, and there are about 755 burials. They are sleeping here in this green field forever and respected by all in the all times. Though It is a burial place now it has became a tourist spot. Everyday many foreigners and local people come here. It is maintained by Commonwealth Grave Commission.

Commonwealth War Cemetery Chittagong

HistoryEdit

Chittagong war Cemetery is a memorable burial place for members of the armed forces who died during 2nd world war. It was created by the army, and there are about 755 burials. Most of the soldiers buried there were from United Kingdom-378, Canada-25, Australia-09, New Zealand-02, Undivided India-214, East Africa-11, West Africa-90, Burma (Now Myanmar)-02, Netherlands-01, Japan-19 and Non-soldiers-04.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

Open from 7.00 AM to 12.00 PM & 2.00 PM to 5 PM.

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N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

September to April.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

Minimum 30 minutes.

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : There are various taxis and smaller ‘Baby’ or ‘CNG’ taxis are available to reach the site.

Bus : There are 2 stands within the town wherever the foremost private companies operate the buses and have offices simply to the south of GEC Circle on CDA Ave, and on Station Rd close to building Golden hotel. Greenline, Silkline and Shohag are the nicest and have frequent services to Dhaka (6 hours) and Cox’s Bazar (3 hours). Greenline conjointly offers the only direct bus to Sylhet (Tk 550, 6 hours).
Local buses to Cox’s Bazar (Tk 140, 3 hours) run often throughout the day from Cinema Palace depot, regarding 1km north of the Station Rd area.

Train : Trains run to Dhaka, Sylhet and alternative cities. the most route out of city runs north to Comilla and Akhaura, from wherever the routes to Dhaka and Sylhet diverge. The railway station is on Station Road simply west of anniversary Rd. city may be a terminal station on the metre gauge eastern section of the Bangladesh Railway. The headquarters of this railway are situated here. Train journeys are, in general, cheaper than bus journeys.

Air : Shah Amanat International Airport (ICAO: CGP) is serves as Chittagong’s international airport situated at Potenga Road,South Patenga, Chittagong, besides domestic services to and from Dhaka. It is the 2nd busiest airport in Bangladesh. It has international services to locstions such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kolkata, Sharjah, Muscat, Jeddah and Kuwait. After reaching at airport taxies and rickshaws are available to reach the destination.

Others : By Boat : BIWTC launches its ferries from Sadarghat, about 1 km south of the train station down Sadarghat Rd. Barisal is the main destination, from where you can continue to Dhaka.
Cycle-rickshaws : Cycle-rickshaws are available here and cost around Tk 12-15 per kilometer.