Natural Resource
The grater Sylhet region is the most enriched area of Bangladesh in mineral resources. A large quantity of the total proven gas reserve and the only oil field of the country are located here. The area has also vast deposit of limestone, peat, glass-sand hard- rock grave. But
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Natural Gas:
There are eight gas fields located in Sylhet region. Also the first 3 gas fields of the country were discovered in this region between mid 1950s and early 60s – Sylhet gas field in 1955, Chatak in 1959 and Rashidpur in 1960. These More Info
Crude oil::
The only oil field of the country is located in Haripur of the Sylhet district, which, was discovered in 1986. Although More Info
Limestone:
Limestone of Eocene time are exposed on or close to the surface in the Takergaht-Lalghat areas of the north-western part of the Sylhet region along its border with the Indian state of Meghalaya. Reserve is about More Info
Coal:
Peat, Glass-sand, hard rock Gravel: about 2.5 million tons of peat reserve was discovered in the Moulvibazar area in the early fifties. The deposit occurs More Info
Silica/Glass Sand:
Shahzibazar of the Hobigonj district has Glass-sand reserve of about 1.41 million tons which discovered in the early fifties is dominantly composed of silica (over 95%) and More Info
Hard Rock:
Hard-rock gravels of up to 1 meter in diameter are found on the stream beds that drain the
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