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Sylhet (Sylheti ???? Silôt, Bengali ????? Silet), is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the capital of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009.[1] Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma River and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills. The city has a high population density, with nearly 500,000 people. It is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is well known for its tea gardens and tropical forests, the city however is currently known for its business boom — being one of the richest cities in Bangladesh, with new investments of hotels, shopping malls and luxury housing estates, brought mainly by expatriates living in the United Kingdom.[4][5]

Sylhet has a history of conquests and heritage from different types of cultures. The city is described as a City of Saints, with the mausoleum of the great saint Hazrat Shah Jalal, who brought Islam to Bengal during the 14th century, being located here.[6] During the next few centuries it was part of the state of Assam during the rule of British India, after independence between India and Pakistan, Sylhet was then part of East Pakistan based on a referendum, and is part of Bangladesh as of today, which also played a major role in the Bangladesh Liberation War during the 1970s. The 1980-90s was the period where mass migration started from Sylhet mainly to the United Kingdom and the United States. The 21st century sees the economic growth of the city.

Historians believe that Sylhet was an expanded commercial center from the ancient period, which explains its original namesake. During this time, Sylhet was probably inhabited by Indo-Aryan Brahmins, though ethnically the population would also have traces of Assamese. It has also been suggested that the Ancient Kingdom of Harikela was situated in modern Sylhet.[7][8]

In the ancient and early medieval period, Sylhet was ruled primarily by local chieftains as viceroy of the kings of Pragjyotishpur.[9] There is evidence to suggest that the Maharaja Sri Chandra, of northern Bengal, conquered Bengal in the 10th century, although this is a much disputed topic amongst Bangladeshi historians and archaeologists. This was a period of relative prosperity and there is little evidence to suggest this was marred by wars or feuds. Sylhet was certainly known by the rest of India, and is even referred to in the ancient Hindu sacred Tantric text, the Shakti Sangama Tantra, as 'Silhatta'. The last chieftain to reign in Sylhet was Govinda of Gaur.[10] Sylhet was previously a Hindu kingdom, controlled by the Rajas. One of the most renowned Bengali warriors was Shaikh Jalal of Sylhet, who entered Sylhet to battle against Raja Gaur Govind, with 313 followers, but the Raja had 100,00 men, which led to a hostile battle leading the Raja to be defeated, and the entire region falling to Shaikh Jalal (d. 1357).[11]

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1. Emergency Government in Bangladesh Arrests More Former Officials
May 29, 2007

More senior political and business leaders have been arrested in Bangladesh, where the military-backed interim government says it is trying to clean up the country's notoriously corrupt politics before it holds elections. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi. The high-profile arrests include two former government ministers - Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and Health Minister Sheikh Selim - mayors of two large cities (Sylhet and Barisal), a top businessman, and three senior leaders of the country's two main political parties. The arrests were made on Monday and Tuesday. Officials ... (read more)

2. Bangladesh Raids Islamist Leader's Hideout
March 01, 2006

Authorities in Bangladesh say security forces have surrounded a house where they believe the leader of a militant Islamist group is hiding. At least 500 police are involved in Wednesday's operation in the northeastern city of Sylhet. Officials say they have cordoned off the suspected hideout of Shaikh Abdur Rahman, head of the banned group Jamayetul Mujahedin Bangladesh. The militant Islamist group has been blamed for a wave of bombings that have killed at least 28 people since August. A Bangladeshi court sentenced Rahman in absentia last month to 40 years in prison for his involvement in the ... (read more)

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