Sylhet Division

This article is about the administrative division of Sylhet. For other uses, see Sylhet (disambiguation).

Sylhet Division
সিলেট বিভাগ
ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠛꠤꠜꠣꠉ
Śilhôṭ-Jalalabad
Division of Bangladesh
Clockwise from the top:
Jaflong, Shahid Siraj Lake, Shah Jalal Dargah, Keane Bridge & Ali Amjad's Clock, 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 / 24.500; 91.667
Country Bangladesh
Established1995
Capital
and largest city		Sylhet
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerAbu Ahmed Siddique[1]
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (19 seats)
Area
 • Division of Bangladesh 12,298.4 km2 (4,748.4 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
334.67 m (1,098 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Division of Bangladesh 11,034,952 (Enumerated)
 • Urban
[3]
2,065,498
 • Rural
[3]
8,968,558
 • Metro
[3]
532,748
 • Adjusted Population[3]
11,415,113
DemonymSylheti
Demographics
 • Literacy rate71.92%
Languages
 • Official languageBengali[4]
 • Regional languageSylheti[5][6]
 • Minority Languages
List[12]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-G
HDI (2019)0.631[13]
medium
Notable sport teams
Websitesylhetdiv.gov.bd

Sylhet Division (Bengali: সিলেট বিভাগ; Sylheti: ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠛꠤꠜꠣꠉ)[14][15][16][17] 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.

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.[18]

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  13. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ Mowbray, Harris (24 June 2021). "Propose to include Sylheti Nagri numerals in the UCS" (PDF).
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  17. ^ Camden, SOAS (11 December 2021). "Sylheti Project is SOAS Camden".
  18. ^ Ray, Niharranjan (1 January 1980). Bangalir itihas (in Bengali). Paschimbanga Samiti. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.