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Sylhet ( Bengali: সিলেট; IPA: [sileʈ] ), is a metropolitan city located in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. It is the administrative center of Sylhet Division and is situated on the banks of the Surma River. Sylhet is the fifth-largest city in Bangladesh, with a population of around 700,000 people. Sylhet is known for its tea ...
Sylhet Division, Bengali: সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west.
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Sylhet District had a population of 3,857,037, 21.9% of whom lived in urban areas. The household size was 5.2. The population density was 1,117 people per km 2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 76.3%, compared to the national average of 74.7%.
The economy of Sylhet is the 5th largest in the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. It has a gross state product of $16 billion in nominal terms, and $40 billion in terms of purchasing power parity, making it the third largest behind Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. Since the formation of Bangladesh, Sylhet has been regarded as the spiritual ...
Banyan British School. Cambridge Grammar School & College. Oxford International School & College Sylhet. Presidency School & College. Sylhet Grammar School. Sylhet International School & College. The Sylhet Khajanchibari International School & College. Sunny Hill International School. Kawsarabad International School.
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
Sylhet City Corporation that governs the Sylhet city in Bangladesh is divided into wards. As of 2022 it has 42 wards. [1] The city was changed from a municipal board to a city corporation in 2001. [2]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madhabpur Upazila had 62,300 households and a population of 319,016. 89,950 (28.20%) were under 10 years of age. Madhabpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 24,415 (7.65%) lived in urban areas. [5]