Sylhet Division information

Sylhet Division

সিলেট বিভাগ
Sylhet Division সিলেট বিভাগ
Division
	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
	Nickname: Holy Land of 360 Awliya
	Coordinates: 24°30′N 91°40′E / 24.500°N 91.667°E
Country	Bangladesh
Established	1995
Capital; and largest city	Sylhet
Government
• Divisional Commissioner	Abu Ahmed Siddique
• 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	List Bishnupriya Manipuri ; Hajong ; Kharia ; Khasi ; Kurukh ; Odia ; Lyngngam ; Manipuri ; Pnar ; Sadri ; War-Jaintia;
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	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium; Sylhet District Stadium;
Notable sport teams	Sylhet Division cricket team; Sylhet Strikers;
Website	sylhetdiv.gov.bd

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.^[13]

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^ "Kala Pahar (The Highest peak of Greater Sylhet and Northern Bangladesh)". Wikiloc | Trails of the World. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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^ Mintu Deshwara, Pinaki Roy (21 February 2021). "The last of the Kharia speakers". Retrieved 2 January 2024. After our death, nobody will speak this language [Kharia]. I tried to teach the language to the younger people but they do not show interest and laugh at me when I speak in Kharia.
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^ Jengcham, Subhas (2012). "Bonaz". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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^ Ray, Niharranjan (1 January 1980). Bangalir itihas (in Bengali). Paschimbanga Samiti. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[1] "List of Divisional Commissioners". Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[2] "Kala Pahar (The Highest peak of Greater Sylhet and Northern Bangladesh)". Wikiloc | Trails of the World. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd-3] "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[Ethnologue-4] "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[5] চৌধুরী, ফারজানা (18 June 2021). "যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে আঞ্চলিক ভাষার স্বীকৃতি পেল 'সিলেটি' ভাষা" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[6] "বিলুপ্তির পথে হাজং ভাষাবৈচিত্র্য". Janakantha. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024. দেশের উত্তর-পূর্বাঞ্চলের নেত্রকোনা, ময়মনসিংহ, শেরপুর, সুনামগঞ্জ ও সিলেটের আংশিক এলাকার ১০৮টি গ্রামে হাজং সম্প্রদায়ের বসবাস।

[7] Mintu Deshwara, Pinaki Roy (21 February 2021). "The last of the Kharia speakers". Retrieved 2 January 2024. After our death, nobody will speak this language [Kharia]. I tried to teach the language to the younger people but they do not show interest and laugh at me when I speak in Kharia.

[8] নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক (11 February 2023). "খাসি ভাষা ধরে রাখার চেষ্টায় বিদ্যালয় চালু". Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[9] নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক (11 December 2023). "বিপন্ন 'কুরুখ' ভাষা রক্ষায় নতুন উদ্যোগ". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[10] Jengcham, Subhas (2012). "Bonaz". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[11] "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[GlobalDataLab-12] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[13] Ray, Niharranjan (1 January 1980). Bangalir itihas (in Bengali). Paschimbanga Samiti. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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Sylhet Division সিলেট বিভাগ
Division
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
Nickname: Holy Land of 360 Awliya
Sylhet Division in Bangladesh Districts of Sylhet Division
Coordinates: 24°30′N 91°40′E / 24.500°N 91.667°E / 24.500; 91.667
Country	Bangladesh
Established	1995
Capital and largest city	Sylhet
Government
• Divisional Commissioner	Abu Ahmed Siddique^[1]
• Parliamentary constituency	Jatiya Sangsad (19 seats)
Area
• Total	12,298.4 km² (4,748.4 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	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^[3]
• Regional language	Sylheti^[4]^[5]
• Indigenous minority languages	List^[11] Bishnupriya Manipuri Hajong^[6] Kharia^[7] Khasi^[8] Kurukh^[9] Odia^[10] Lyngngam Manipuri Pnar Sadri War-Jaintia
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	BD-G
HDI (2019)	0.631^[12] medium
International airport	Osmani International Airport (ZYL)
Train station	Sylhet Railway Station
Stadiums	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sylhet District Stadium
Notable sport teams	Sylhet Division cricket team Sylhet Strikers
Website	sylhetdiv.gov.bd