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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 (Bengali: সিলেট; IPA: [sileʈ]) [4][5][6][7] 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 also considered to be the spiritual capital of Bangladesh, due to the resting place of Shah Jalal, a Sufi saint who spread Islam in Bangladesh, along with hundreds of his disciples. The Sylhet Shahi Eidgah is a famous place where Eid prayers take place and it is one of the largest Eidgahs in Bangladesh, built by Farhad Khan during the ...
Wards of Sylhet City Corporation. 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] As of June 2023, the total number of voters in the 42 wards of Sylhet City Corporation is 486,605.
Moulvibazar is in Sylhet, a district to the North-East of Bangladesh. It is 2,707 km 2 in area, and has a population of 1.38 million. It is situated between 24.10 degree 24.35 degree north latitude and between 90.35 degree and 91.20-degree east longitude.
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 ...
Fenchuganj is located at 24.7083°N 91.9403°E. It has 18,859 households and total area 114.09 km 2. It is bordered by Golapganj Upazila to the north, Barlekha Upazila to the east, Kulaura and Rajnagar upazilas in the south via Tajmul Ali Chattar & Tajmul Ali Chattar-Maijgaon Rd and Balaganj Upazila to the west.
Bangladesh Bank (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green banking. [3] and financial inclusion policy and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial ...