Sylhet Division

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Sylhet (Srihatta) division is the Northeastern division (bibhag) of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet. It is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north, Tripura State on the south, Assam State of India on the east and Dhaka and Chittagong divisions on the west.

The Sylhet division is subdivided into 4 districts (zila): Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Sunamganj and Sylhet. Further, the Sylhet division contains 35 sub-districts (upazila/thana), 323 unions, 10185 villages and 14 municipalities.

People: Apprx. 8 million. Muslim 81.16%, Hindu 17.80%, Christian 0.06%, Buddhist 0.02% and others 0.96%.

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Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh
Barisal Division: Barguna \| Barisal \| Bhola \| Jhalkathi \| Patuakhali \| Pirojpur
Chittagong Division: Bandarban \| Brahmanbaria \| Chandpur \| Chittagong \| Comilla \| Cox's Bazar \| Feni \| Khagrachari \| Lakshmipur \| Noakhali \| Rangamati
Dhaka Division: Dhaka \| Faridpur \| Gazipur \| Gopalganj \| Jamalpur \| Kishoreganj \| Madaripur \| Manikganj \| Munshiganj \| Mymensingh \| Narayanganj \| Narsingdi \| Netrakona \| Rajbari \| Shariatpur \| Sherpur \| Tangail
Khulna Division: Bagerhat \| Chuadanga \| Jessore \| Jhenaidah \| Khulna \| Kushtia \| Magura \| Meherpur \| Narail \| Satkhira
Rajshahi Division: Bogra \| Dinajpur \| Gaibandha \| Jaipurhat \| Kurigram \| Lalmonirhat \| Naogaon \| Natore \| Nawabganj \| Nilphamari \| Pabna \| Panchagarh \| Rajshahi \| Rangpur \| Sirajganj \| Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division: Habiganj \| Moulvibazar \| Sunamganj \| Sylhet