Sylhet is another major city of Bangladesh and also the main city of Sylhet division and Sylhet district. It was granted its metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma River and is surrounded by the Tripura, Khasi and Jaintia hills. About 5, 60,000 people live in the city. It is also another largest city of Bangladesh. Sylhet is also well known for its tea garden and tropical forests. The city is one of the major commercial areas of Bangladesh. Due to many luxury shopping malls, hotels, motels and
housing estates, it is well known for the whole world.
The Sylhet city is described as a city of saints. Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and Hazrat Shah Paran (R)’s shrine is one of the main attractions of Sylhet. In 1303 Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) arrived in Sylhet from Mecca via Delhi and Dhaka. Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and his 360 companions began to spreading the religion (Islam) to other parts of the country. He breathed his last around the year 1350 in Sylhet. His shrine is located in the north of the city. After Hazrat Shah Paran (R) arrived in Sylhet. His shrine is also located in Sylhet. After that, Sylhet became a center of Islam in Bengal. During Bangladesh Liberation war in 1970, Sylhet also played an important role in Bangladesh. Many historians believe that Sylhet was an extraordinary commercial center from the ancient period of Bangladesh.
Sylhet has a population of 27, 79,158 as of 2010 and constituting 2.07% of the national population. The population growth rate of the city is 1.76% and the literacy rate of 71.84%. The Sylheti language is the main language spoken in the city as well as throughout the division, and is considered as a dialect of Bengali, which does not contain a written form, where in this case Bengali is written, and sometimes spoken. Most of the Sylheties are Muslims (85%) and other religious groups include Hindus (14%), Buddhists and Christians (01%). Thousands of foreigners have origins in Sylhet. The largest numbers of people from Sylhet living abroad is in the United Kingdom, with a population of about 300,000 (95% of the Bangladeshi population). Several people are also working as foreign workers in the Middle East countries.
housing estates, it is well known for the whole world.
The Sylhet city is described as a city of saints. Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and Hazrat Shah Paran (R)’s shrine is one of the main attractions of Sylhet. In 1303 Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) arrived in Sylhet from Mecca via Delhi and Dhaka. Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and his 360 companions began to spreading the religion (Islam) to other parts of the country. He breathed his last around the year 1350 in Sylhet. His shrine is located in the north of the city. After Hazrat Shah Paran (R) arrived in Sylhet. His shrine is also located in Sylhet. After that, Sylhet became a center of Islam in Bengal. During Bangladesh Liberation war in 1970, Sylhet also played an important role in Bangladesh. Many historians believe that Sylhet was an extraordinary commercial center from the ancient period of Bangladesh.
Sylhet has a population of 27, 79,158 as of 2010 and constituting 2.07% of the national population. The population growth rate of the city is 1.76% and the literacy rate of 71.84%. The Sylheti language is the main language spoken in the city as well as throughout the division, and is considered as a dialect of Bengali, which does not contain a written form, where in this case Bengali is written, and sometimes spoken. Most of the Sylheties are Muslims (85%) and other religious groups include Hindus (14%), Buddhists and Christians (01%). Thousands of foreigners have origins in Sylhet. The largest numbers of people from Sylhet living abroad is in the United Kingdom, with a population of about 300,000 (95% of the Bangladeshi population). Several people are also working as foreign workers in the Middle East countries.
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