Sylhet Overview
Sylhet is one of the major city of Bangladesh. Which is situated in
north-eastern region of the country and located on the northern bank of
the Surma River and surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills.
It was previously known as Shilhat, Sreehatta, and Jalalabad. Sylhet is
nestled among picturesque tea plantations and lush green tropical
forests. Sylhet (City) consists of 27 wards and 210 mahallas. The area
of the town is 57.64 km. It has a population of 369425; male 54.68%,
female 45.32%; density of population is 11,936 per km. Literacy rate
among the town people is 66.9%. The rapid growth and expansion of
Sylhet occurred during the colonial period. Sylhet Municipality was
established in 1878. A devastated earthquake demolished almost the
entire town on 12 June 1897. On the wreckage, a modern and European
model new town was built later on. Many new roads were constructed in
late 1890s. Sylhet became really connected to the other parts of the
country with the establishment of an extension line of Assam-Bengal
Railway in 1912-15. From the very beginning of the 20th century,
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