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| Sylhet, originally SRIHATTA,
city, northeastern Bangladesh. It lies along the right bank of the Surma River. The most
important town in the Surma River valley, it is connected by road and rail with Comilla,
Chhatak, and Habiganj, by road with Assam and Meghalaya, India, and by air with Dhaka.
Sylhet is known for its cane products and also produces tea, matches, and vegetable oil.
There are also several handicraft cottage industries. Tea estates southeast of Sylhet
provide most of Bangladesh's yield. Constituted a municipality in 1878, Sylhet houses a medical college and several government colleges affiliated with the University of Chittagong. It was the capital of the 14th-century raja Gaur Gobind and later served as a Muslim cultural centre. Historic sites include the Shah Jalal Mosque and the tombs of several Muslim saints. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 114,284. |
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We have visited 'Sylhet' at 1997, after our S.S.C. examination. I, with my class mates went there to make fun. We were 11 friends. We have visted 'Tea Gardens', 'Shahjalal's Mazar', river of 'Jaflong', 'Madhobkunda' ...all of the tourist spots in 'Sylhet'.
This is a picture of mine taken by my friend 'Tushar'. Do you recognize the view of the picture? It is beside the 'Madhobkunda' at Sylhet. The spring 'Madhobkunda' is the largest spring in Bangladesh. We all take bath there, though we haven't any dress to wore.
