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**We would like to draw your kind attention that there is some inter change in Dept. of Archaeology. Due to Administrative adventage it has some transfer. These are as follows : 1. Mr. Abdul Latif Pramanik, Custodian- In previous he was at Paharpur museum, Now he has trasfered at Tajhat Jaminder Bari, Rangpur. 2. Begum Nahid Sutana, Custodian, In perevious she was at Rabindra Kachari Bari, Sirajganj. Now she has tranfered at Mahasthan Museum Bogra. 3. Mr. Md. Jahurul Hoque, Cutodian, In previous he was at Tajhat Jamindar Bari, Rangpur. Now he has transfered at Rabindra Kachari Bari, Shirajgonj. 4. Mr. Md. Mahabul-ul Alam, Custodian. In previous he was at Mahasthan Museum, Bogra. Now he has transfered at Paharpur Museum, Naogaon.*** Mr. Md. Abdul Hashem, Sub Assistant Engineer, Dept. of Archaeology, Chittagong Division Comilla & Mr. Md. Abdul Latif Miah, Sub-Assistant Engineer, Dept. of Archaeology, Rajshahi Division, Bogra has been promoted as Assistant Engineer in Same Division.
It is a hilly terrain with an average height of 15m in the district of Comilla. It stands in a north-south alignment with its length extending over 17km and average breadth 2.5km. At the different points of its slope there lie a number of older structural ruins pertaining to temple, stupa and vihara. Along with these ruins some tools made of fossilized wood (could be of pre-historic origin ?), both Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, metallic coins, objects of daily use, terracotta plaques, carved bricks, ornaments, potteries, metallic utensils, seals and sealings, copper plates etc. have also been salvaged. On stylistic ground they may be dated in the circa 7th-13th century AD. Scholars are of opinion that there lie the ruins of a southeastern Bengali capital, ‘Devaparvata’ by name, in a corner of the hill range. There was another capital called ‘Jaykarmantavasaka’ in an adjoining corner of the Mainamati-Lalmai Hill Range. There has an archaeological museum and a rest house in Salvana village which occupies the mid-most point of Mainamati-Lalmai Hill Range.
One can start the journey for Mainamati- Lalmai by any kind of vehicle from Comilla Railway Station.