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Sylhet (Srihatta) division (Bengali: সিলেট বিভাগ)is the Northeastern division (bibhag) of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet. |||} Bangladesh consists of a number of administrative areas called divisions ( bibhag), each named after its respective capital ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially This article is about the city For the upazila or district or the administrative division see Sylhet Sadar Upazila or Sylhet District or Sylhet Division It is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north, Tripura State on the south, Assam State of India on the east and Dhaka and Chittagong divisions on the west. Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means "The Abode of Clouds" in Sanskrit and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ( Bengali script: ত্রিপুরা is a state in North-East India. Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Chittagong Division (চট্টগ্রাম is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh.

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Geography and Climate

Sylhet division is located in north-eastern Bangladesh. Major rivers include Surma, Kushiyara, Manu etc. The Surma River ( Bengali: সুরমা নদী Shurma Nodi) is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. The Kushiyara River is one of the many rivers in Bangladesh that crosses international boundaries The Manu River originates in the mountains of Tripura ( India) and plunges downward through dramatic gorges and steep escarpments until it reaches a broad plain where

Civic Administration

In 1995, Sylhet was declared the 6th division of the country. Prior to that it was part of the Chittagong division.

The Sylhet division is subdivided into four districts (zila): Habiganj, Maulvibazar, Sunamganj and Sylhet. Habiganj (হবিগঞ্জ Hobigônj) is a district in northern Bangladesh. Sunamganj is a District in north-eastern Bangladesh on the eastern bank of the river Surma. Sylhet (or Srihatta) is a district in eastern Bangladesh. It is one of four districts in Sylhet Division. Further, the Sylhet division contains 35 sub-districts (upazila/thana), 323 unions, 10,185 villages and 14 municipalities.

Population: approximately 8 million.

Religion and Faith

Sylhet is a holy place for both Muslim and Hindus. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical It is a land of 360 awliyas. Notable Hindu saint Sree Chaitanya Dev was born in Dhaka Daksin situated in Sylhet division. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST caitanya mahāprabhu) ( Bengali চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ (1486 - Famous religious places include, the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and the shrine of Hajrat Shah Paran (R) for Muslim. Hindu temples like Sree Chaitanya Dev Mandir, Kali Mandir of Jainpur, Shakti Piths temple of Kirit Devi Kamala, Bagala Matar Mandir of Habiganj and Kalibari of Jaintiapur are known throughout the Indian Subcontinent. Habiganj is a town located approximately 120 miles North-East of the capital Dhaka bordering Assam within the relatively wealthy district of Sylhet [1]

Followers of Different religions are: Muslim 81. 16%, Hindu 17. 80%, Christian 0. 06%, Buddhist 0. 02% and others 0. 96%.

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References

  1. ^ Bangladesh - The Holy Land of Hindu and Buddhist Pilgrimages. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury ( 1928 - 2001) was a career Diplomat and speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament (1996-2001 Abdus Samad Azad (January 15 1922 &ndash April 27 2005 was a diplomat and politician from Bangladesh. Saifur Rahman (ছয়ফুর রহমান is a Bangladeshi politician and the former Finance minister of Bangladesh Suranjit Sengupta (সুরঞ্জিৎ সেনগুপ্ত is a senior Awami League politician in Bangladesh. Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran is a Bangladeshi politician and the first elected mayor of Sylhet city corporation Muhammad Abdul Haque (মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল হক widely known as M A Haque (এম এ হক (born July 1 1954 in Balaganj Upazila Ilias/ Ilyas Ali is a Bangladeshi politician and a former member of the Jatiyo Sangshad (Bangladesh Parliament Shuvro Dev or Shuvro Deb or Shubro Dev ( Bangla: শুভ্র দেব is a popular singer of Bangladeshi origin Dr Salman Shah ( Urdu: سلمان شاہ) was the former caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. Rani Hamid ( Bangla: রাণী হামিদ (b 1944 is a Chess player from Bangladesh Kaiser Hamid (কায়সার হামিদ is a Bangladeshi Soccer player Tapash Baisya (তাপস বৈশ্য) (born 25 December 1982 in Sylhet) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer Tapash Baisya is Another Enamul Haque also played for Bangladesh Enamul Haque Jr Alok Kapali (অলক কাপালী) (born January 1, 1984 in Sylhet) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer He is an allrounder who bats Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam (খন্দকার েমাহাম্মদ রািজন সােলহ আলম) (born November 20, 1983 in Ragib Ali (born October 10 1938) is a Bangladeshi leading industrialist tea-planter and is also associated with bank insurance companies and many other business Govinda Chandra Dev (গোবিন্দ চন্দ্র দেব or G indolink. com.
  2. ^ the Scene. Star Insight. 26 May 2007. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

1. Hazrat Shah Jalal, great saint of islam. 2. Shamsul ulama Abdul Latif Fultoli, great alim of Sylhet

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