Sylhet Division
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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 divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west.
Sylhet Division
সিলেট বিভাগ | |
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Nickname: Holy Land of 360 Awliya | |
Coordinates: 24°30′N 91°40′E | |
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 | 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 Dialect[4][5] |
• Minority Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
ISO 3166 code | BD-G |
HDI (2019) | 0.631[12] medium |
Notable sport teams | |
Website | sylhetdiv |
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]