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Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Province under Dhaka Division. However, in that year, Sylhet was moved to the newly created Assam Province, and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 (except during the administrative reorganisation of Bengal Province between 1905 and 1912). Sylhet ...
Sylhet Division ( Sylheti: ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠛꠤꠜꠣꠉ, 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.
The British Raj declared on 3 July 1947 that a referendum would be held on 6 July 1947 to decide the future of Sylhet. H. C. Stock was appointed as the commissioner of the referendum. [1] Brigadier Mohinder Singh Chopra was in command of the "SYL Force" (Sylhet Force) made to keep the referendum peaceful, which is why there were no cases of ...
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 ...
Location map of Sylhet division. / 24.65; 91.7. Module:Location map/data/Bangladesh Sylhet division is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Sylhet division. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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 ...
Sylhet-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Nurul Islam Nahid of the Awami League. Boundaries [ edit ] The constituency encompasses Beanibazar and Golapganj upazilas.
Geography of Sylhet Division by district (1 C) H. Habiganj District (2 C, 16 P) M. Moulvibazar District (5 C, 13 P) S. Sunamganj District (4 C, 17 P)