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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%.
Bangladesh. (2022) 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.
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 ...
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 ...
The Daily Sylheter Dak ( Bengali: সিলেটের ডাক) popularly known as the Sylheter Dak, is a local daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Sylhet in the Bengali language. [1] [2] The Sylheter Dak was founded on 18 July 1984. [3] The newspaper, more than 30 years old, is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Sylhet.
2022 India–Bangladesh floods. Beginning in May 2022, deadly floods hit northeastern India and Bangladesh. Over 9 million people in both countries have been affected, and around 300 people have been killed. [ 3][ 4] As of 22 June 2022, millions of people across the affected areas are reported to be in urgent need of food and medicine.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sylhet Sadar Upazila had 158,233 households and a population of 829,103. 185,388 (22.36%) were under 10 years of age.Sylhet Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.29%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 526,412 (63.49%) lived in urban areas. [2]
Bangladesh won the match by 169 runs, their biggest winning margin in ODIs. Mashrafe Mortaza took his 100th wicket as captain in ODIs and his 700th wicket of his career. In the Second ODI, Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to score 7,000 runs in ODIs.