Sylhet Division
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 Bangladeshi divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west. Prior to the Partition in 1947, it included Karimganj subdivision (presently in Barak Valley, Assam, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar.
Sylhet Division
সিলেট বিভাগ | |
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Clockwise from the top: Jaflong, Shahid Siraj Lake, Shree Chaitanya Temple, Sylhet Circuit House, Keane Bridge and Ali Amjad's Clock, Shah Jalal Dargah, Jaintia Princess Irāvati's Inn, and Ratargul Swamp Forest | |
| Etymology: Śrīhaṭṭa, Śilhôṭ | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Coordinates: 24°30′N 91°40′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | 1995 |
| Capital and largest city | Sylhet |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Md. Mosharrof Hossain |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (19 seats) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,298.4 km2 (4,748.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 334.67 m (1,098 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 11,034,863 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sylheti |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | 71.92% |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali |
| • Regional language | Sylheti |
| • Indigenous minority languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-G |
| HDI (2019) | 0.631 medium |
| International airport | Osmani International Airport (ZYL) |
| Train station | Sylhet Railway Station |
| Stadiums | |
| Notable sport teams | |
| Website | sylhetdiv |
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