This article is about the city of Sylhet. For other meanings, see Sylhet (disambiguation).
Sylhet সিলেট |
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Metropolitan City | |
Location of Sylhet in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°53′52″N 91°52′17″E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Sylhet Division |
District | Sylhet District |
Metropolitan city status | 31 March 2009[1] |
Sylhet City Corporation | 9 April 2001 |
Municipal Board | 1867 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Sylhet City Corporation |
• City Mayor | Ariful Haque Chowdhury |
Area | |
• Total | 26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,675,346 |
• Density | 17,479/km2 (45,270/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Sylheti |
• Ethnicity[2] | 94% Bengali 6% Bishnupriya Manipuri, Khasi and others |
Demographics | |
• Languages | Sylheti, Standard Bengali |
• Literacy rate | 87.6%[3] |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Post code | |
Website | sylhetcitycorporationbd.com |
Sylhet is a prominent Islamic spiritual centre and home to numerous Sufi shrines. It hosts the 14th century mausoleums of Shah Jalal and Shah Farhan. The Sylhet municipality was constituted during the British Raj in 1867.[4] It was part of the Bengal Presidency and the Assam Province. Upon a referendum, it became part of East Bengal in the Pakistani Dominion after the Partition of British India in 1947. Sylhet became a focal point for Bengali revolutionaries during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It was the hometown of General M A G Osmani, the Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces.
The Sylhet Division produces most of Bangladesh's tea yield and natural gas.[5] It is also known for its cane, citrus, timber and ag Sylhet is a major recipient of remittances from the Bangladeshi diaspora, particularly from the United Kingdom. The city is served by the Osmani International Airport. It is connected to the Port of Chittagong by the N2 and the Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh-India border in Tamabil is located to the north of the city. Sylhet is also home to the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.I visited here every year onec a time. I love this city very much,
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