Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Province under Dhaka Division. However, in that year, Sylhet was moved to the newly created Assam Province, and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 (except during the administrative reorganisation of Bengal Province between 1905 and 1912). Sylhet district was divided into five subdivisions and the current Sylhet District was known as the North Sylhet subdivision. In 1947, Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan as a result of a referendum (except 31⁄2 thanas of Karimganj subdivision) as part of Chittagong Division.[4] It was subdivided into four districts in 1983–84 with the current Sylhet District being known as North Sylhet. It became a part of Sylhet Division after its formation in 1995. Sylhet has played a vital role in the Bangladeshi economy. Several of Bangladesh's finance ministers have been Members of Parliament from the city of Sylhet.[4]
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Sylhet District had a population of 3,897,037, of which 1,894,232 were males, 1,959,054 were females and 284 were third genders.[6] Rural population was 2,841,992 (78.1%) while the urban population was 1,011,578 (21.9%). Sylhet district had a literacy rate of 76.26% for the population 7 years and above: 78.32% for males and 74.29 % for females.[6]
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This article is about the district of Sylhet For other uses see Sylhet disambiguation Sylhet Bengali স ল ট located in north east Bangladesh is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division Sylhet স ল টDistrict of BangladeshSylhet DistrictFrpm Top Lalakhal Bichnakandi Shah Jalal Dargah Keane Bridge view of Jaflong hills Location of Sylhet District in BangladeshExpandable map of Sylhet DistrictCoordinates 24 53 N 91 52 E 24 883 N 91 867 E 24 883 91 867 Coordinates 24 53 N 91 52 E 24 883 N 91 867 E 24 883 91 867Country BangladeshDivisionSylhet DivisionEstablished1782Government Deputy CommissionerM Kazi Emdadul Islam 1 Area 2 Total3 452 07 km2 1 332 85 sq mi Population 2022 census Total3 857 037 Density1 100 km2 2 900 sq mi DemonymSylhetiLiteracy rate Total66 Time zoneUTC 06 00 BST Postal code3100HDI 2018 0 596 3 medium 11th of 21Websitesylhet wbr gov wbr bd Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Administration 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditMain article History of Sylhet Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782 and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Province under Dhaka Division However in that year Sylhet was moved to the newly created Assam Province and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 except during the administrative reorganisation of Bengal Province between 1905 and 1912 Sylhet district was divided into five subdivisions and the current Sylhet District was known as the North Sylhet subdivision In 1947 Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan as a result of a referendum except 31 2 thanas of Karimganj subdivision as part of Chittagong Division 4 It was subdivided into four districts in 1983 84 with the current Sylhet District being known as North Sylhet It became a part of Sylhet Division after its formation in 1995 Sylhet has played a vital role in the Bangladeshi economy Several of Bangladesh s finance ministers have been Members of Parliament from the city of Sylhet 4 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 19811 777 784 19912 153 301 1 93 20012 555 566 1 73 20113 434 188 3 00 20223 857 037 1 06 Sources 5 6 According to the 2022 Bangladesh census Sylhet District had a population of 3 897 037 of which 1 894 232 were males 1 959 054 were females and 284 were third genders 6 Rural population was 2 841 992 78 1 while the urban population was 1 011 578 21 9 Sylhet district had a literacy rate of 76 26 for the population 7 years and above 78 32 for males and 74 29 for females 6 Religions in Sylhet district 2022 6 Religion PercentMuslims 92 52 Hindus 7 32 Other or not stated 0 15 Religion in present day Sylhet district a Religion Population 1941 7 36 37 Percentage 1941 Population 2011 5 Percentage 2011 Islam 561 124 73 34 3 180 766 92 62 Hinduism 189 226 24 73 248 154 7 23 Tribal religion 14 360 1 88 2 174 0 06 Others b 361 0 05 3 094 0 09 Total Population 765 071 100 3 434 188 100 Muslims make up 92 52 of the population while Hindus are 7 32 of the population Ethnic population is 12 781 mainly Khasi Administration EditSylhet District is divided into thirteen upazilas 4 The upazilas are Balaganj Beanibazar Bishwanath Companiganj Dakshin Surma Fenchuganj Golapganj Gowainghat Jaintiapur Kanaighat Osmani Nagar Sylhet Sadar ZakiganjNotable people EditM A G Osmani Commander in Chief of the Mukti Bahini during the Liberation War M Saifur Rahman Finance amp Planning Minister of BD Parliament until 2006 and Leader of BNP Shah Jalal Sufi saint and mystic Shah Paran Sufi saint Shah Abdul Karim Baul folk singer composer Swami Nikhilananda Ramakrishna Math and Mission Order monk and Founder Minister Ramakrishna Vivekananda Center New York City 1933 1973 Swami Gambhirananda Ramakrish Math and Mission Order monk and President of the Order 1985 1988 Nurul Islam Nahid Former Education Minister of Bangladesh Govinda Chandra Dev 1 February 1907 26 March 1971 known as G C Dev was a professor of philosophy at the University of Dhaka He was assassinated at the onset of Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 by the Pakistan Army Dr Abdul Malik National Professor Brigadier rtd Cardiologist Founder and President of National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh Rushanara Ali first Bangladeshi to be elected as an MP for the British parliament Ajmal Masroor television presenter politician and imam Parliamentary candidate for a UK Parliament constituency Lutfur Rahman the first elected mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets council Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury former minister and adviser to the president of Bangladesh Humayun Rashid Choudhury diplomat UN General Assembly President Awami League leader and former speaker of National parliament Dilwar Khan poet Salman Shah film actor model Shuvro Dev playback singer Syed Ahmed businessman British TV personality Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran Mayor of Sylhet since 2003 13 Enam Ali restauranteur and founder of the British Curry Awards See also EditChowkideki Districts of Bangladesh List of colleges in Sylhet List of people from SylhetNotes Edit North Sylhet subdivision and Beanibazar thana of Sylhet district Including Jainism Christianity Buddhism Zoroastrianism Judaism Ad Dharmis or not statedReferences Edit pmis mopa gov bd pmis Forms dclist php registered through Argeweb geohive com Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 18 March 2020 a b c Ashfaq Hossain 2012 Sylhet District In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A Jamal ed Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh a b Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report Sylhet PDF bbs gov bd Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics a b c d Population amp Housing Census 2022 Preliminary Report Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics August 2022 pp 28 30 37 39 ISBN 978 984 35 2977 0 Census of India 1941 Volume IX Assam Province PDF 1941 External links Edit Media related to Sylhet District at Wikimedia Commons 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