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Encyclopedia > Sylhet District

Sylhet (or Srihatta) is a district in eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Sylhet Division. Sylhet is the Northeastern division of Bangladesh, named for its main city, Sylhet. ...

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Geography

Subdivisions

Sylhet district had four sub-divisions--Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, and Sunamganj. All of the sub-divisions were converted into districts in 1983-84. In 1995, Sylhet was declared the 6th division of the country consisting of the four districts above. Sylhet is also the chief town of the division where the division headquarters as well as Sylhet district headquarters are located. Moulavibazar is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Habiganj is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Sunamganj is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh. ...


History

Sylhet district was established on January 3, 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal province. In that year, Sylhet was included in the newly created Assam province, and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 (except during the brief break-up of Bengal province in 1905-11). In 1947, Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan as a result of a referendum (except the sub-division of Karimganj.) January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Assam (Assamese: অসম, Hindi: असम; Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Karimganj is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...

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Places of Interests

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  • Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal(R)
  • Shrine of Hazrat Shah Poran(R)
  • Kin bridge
  • Mona Roy Tilla (Gour Govindo Tilla)
  • Osmani Museum
  • Museum of Rajas' (Mystic Poet Hason Raja & Folk Museum)
  • Malnicherra Tea State
  • Monipuri Para
  • Shahee Eidgah
  • Jafflong
  • Sripur
  • Tamabil
  • Madhabkunda - Water Falls
  • Srimongol (Tea Gardens, Lakes, Pine-apples, Oranges)
  • Rampasha, Biswanath (Home of Mystic Poet Hason Raja & Eklimur Raja)

Image File history File linksMetadata Madhobkundo_falls. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Madhobkundo_falls. ... Hason Raja (Hason the king), was a famous poet and songwriter in the 19th century Bengal, now Bangladesh. ...

See also



Administrative map of Bangladesh Bangladesh is divided into 64 administrative districts. ... Sylhet is the Northeastern division of Bangladesh, named for its main city, Sylhet. ...

Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh
Barisal Division: Barguna | Barisal | Bhola | Jhalkathi | Patuakhali | Pirojpur
Chittagong Division: Bandarban | Brahmanbaria | Chandpur | Chittagong | Comilla | Cox's Bazar | Feni | Khagrachari | Lakshmipur | Noakhali | Rangamati
Dhaka Division: Dhaka | Faridpur | Gazipur | Gopalganj | Jamalpur | Kishoreganj | Madaripur | Manikganj | Munshiganj | Mymensingh | Narayanganj | Narsingdi | Netrakona | Rajbari | Shariatpur | Sherpur | Tangail
Khulna Division: Bagerhat | Chuadanga | Jessore | Jhenaidah | Khulna | Kushtia | Magura | Meherpur | Narail | Satkhira
Rajshahi Division: Bogra | Dinajpur | Gaibandha | Jaipurhat | Kurigram | Lalmonirhat | Naogaon | Natore | Nawabganj | Nilphamari | Pabna | Panchagarh | Rajshahi | Rangpur | Sirajganj | Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division: Habiganj | Moulvibazar | Sunamganj | Sylhet

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Sylhet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1065 words)
It is the capital of Sylhet Division (সিলেট বিভাগ Sileţ Bibhag) and Sylhet District (সিলেট জেলা Sileţ Jela).
Sylhet was certainly known by the rest of India, and is even referred to in the ancient Hindu sacred Tantric text, the Shakti Sangama Tantra, as 'Silhatta'.
Sylhet is the home of most Bangladeshi migrants to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
Moulvibazar District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (521 words)
Moulvi Bazar is in Sylhet, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh.
It is surrounded by Sylhet district in the north, Habiganj district in the west and Indian States of Assam and Tripura in the east and south respectively.
The main rivers of the district are the Manu, the Dholoi and the Juri.
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