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Sylhet Sadar Upazila
Sylhet Sadar ( bn, সিলেট সদর) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Geography Sylhet Sadar is located at . It has 86,074 households and a total area of 323.17 km2. The city of Sylhet is located within central of Sylhet Sadar. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sylhet Sadar had a population of 554,412, of whom 287,304 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 52.51% of the population, and females 47.49%. Sylhet Sadar had an average literacy rate of 87.6%, among them male 49.0%, female 51.0% (7+ years), and with the national average being 32.4% literate. Major religions are Muslim 81.26%, Hindu 17.43%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.31%. Arts and culture The rich culture of Sylhet Sadar Upazila includes such major national festivals as Bangladesh Independence Day, Victory Day, Language Movement Day, Pohela Baishakh are widely celebrate in the upazila. Traditional and religious festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west. Prior to 1947, it included the subdivision of Karimganj (presently in Barak Valley, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar. Etymology and names The name ''Sylhet'' is an anglicisation of ''Shilhot'' (শিলহট). Its origins seem to come from the Sanskrit words শিলা ''śilā'' (meaning 'stone') and হট্ট ''haṭṭa'' (meaning 'marketplace'). These words match the landscape and topography of the hilly region. The shila stones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Agricultural University
Sylhet Agricultural University ( bn, সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a flagship public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh that formally started functioning on 2 November 2006. The veterinary medicine degree of this university is considered as nation's best because of the similarity in the syllabus with the Royal Veterinary College, London . It is also have the highest number of students studying abroad among other Bangladeshi agricultural universities. History Sylhet Agricultural University started its function on 2 November 2006 following the issuance of a notification by the Government as per the requirement of the "Sylhet Agricultural University Act 2006" which was passed in the National Parliament on 3 October 2006. In fact, the faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences has come into being through the up-gradation of Sylhet Government Veterinary College (SGVC). The SGVC was established in 1995 and had been funct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalalabad Cantonment Public School And College
Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College is an educational institute in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College has occupied a respectable and glorious position among the leading educational institutions in Bangladesh. History Established on 4 July 1999, the institution is regulated by the Bangladesh Army and approved by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet. It offers higher secondary subjects including science, commerce and arts programmes. The institute was awarded "Best Institution" on 18 January 2004 by the president of Bangladesh. Facilities include a 1,000-seat auditorium. The principal is usually a lieutenant colonel of the Bangladesh Army. The prolocutor of the Governing Body is the station commander of Jalalabad Cantonment and usually is of the rank of Brigadier General. School The school section gives the opportunity of studying from class 1 to 10. Students of class 9 & 10 can study science, business studies an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Government Pilot High School
The Sylhet Government Pilot High School ( bn, সিলেট সরকারি পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is one of the fourth oldest schools in Bangladesh as well as one of the oldest in Indian Subcontinent. It is also the first established high school of what is now Bangladesh. Founded in 1836, it is situated in the Kalighat area of Sylhet, on the bank of the Surma River. Events during the twenty-first century Sylhet Gov. Pilot High School won the national prize in 2003. Sylhet Government Pilot High School celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010 with a grand reunion on 20 and 21 January 2010 at the school campus. Notable alumni Alphabetically listed according to the last name. * - scientist, electrical engineer * Syed Mujtaba Ali - writer * Arup Ratan Choudhury - dental surgeon * Humayun Rashid Choudhury - Speaker of the National Parliament (1996–2001) * Mahmudul Amin Choudhury - Chief Justice (2001–2002) * Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury - Chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragib Ali
Ragib Ali ( bn, রাগীব আলী; born 10 October 1936) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist, pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other businesses. He is the founder of Leading University, Sylhet. In 2017, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption by the lower court, but later on he was granted bail by the Supreme Court, Dhaka Early life Ali was born in Talibpur, Kamal Bazaar, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency. He has eight brothers. Ali was educated in what is now Bangladesh. He studied at the Raza G.C High School and College of Sylhet. In 1956, at the age of 20, he moved to the United Kingdom to further his education. Career In 1961, after completing his education Ali started being involved in business. Once in the UK, he transformed himself from an ordinary waiter to a leading entrepreneur. He still has links with UK through his family members, who live in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College And Hospital
Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College (JRRMC) ( bn, জালালাবাদ রাগীব-রাবেয়া মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1995. It is located in the Pathantula area of Bimanbandar Thana, in Sylhet. It is affiliated with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the School of Medical Sciences. The college is associated with 925-bed Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital. History Industrialist Ragib Ali and his wife, Rabeya Khatun Chowdhury, established Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College in 1995. The medical college is located at Tarapur Tea Estate Campus The college is located in the Pathantula area of Bimanbandar Thana, in Sylhet. On the campus are three main buildings: two ten-story academic buildings and the associated six-story, 925-bed, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital. Organization and administration The college is affiliated with Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet International University
Sylhet International University (SIU) is a private university located at Shamimabad, Bagbari, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established under ''The Private University Act of 1992''. SIU is affiliated with University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. The first vice-chancellor was Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury. The current vice-chancellor is Md. Shahid Ullah Talukder. List of vice-chancellors * Prof. Md. Shahid Ullah Talukder ( present ) Schools * School of Engineering * School of Law * The School of Business & Social Science Departments Department of Business Administration * Bachelor of Business Administration(BBA) * Masters of Business Administration(MBA) Department of English * Bachelor of Arts in English * Masters of Arts(Preliminary and Final) in English * Masters of Arts in English Literature and Language Program Department of Law * Bachelor of Law(Honours) * LLB.(Preliminary and Final) * Masters of Law(LL.M) Department of Computer Science and Engineering * Bachelor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Mohan College
Madan Mohan College is a public college in Sylhet. It was established in 1940. Many notable people have completed their intermediate education from this college. History Madan Mohan College was established by Mohini Mohan Das, Jugendra Mohan Das and Prafulla Mohan Das in memory of their father Madan Mohan Das on 26 January 1940. Its founder principal was Pramod Chandra Goswamee. Academic departments Faculty of Science * Department of Chemistry * Department of Physics * Department of Mathematics * Department of Statistics * Department of ICT Faculty of Business Studies * Department of Management * Department of Accounting * Department of Finance and Banking Faculty of Social Science * Department of Economics * Department of Political Science * Department of Development Studies Faculty of Biological Science * Department of Botany * Department of Zoology Faculty of Arts * Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Cadet College
Sylhet Cadet College ( bn, সিলেট ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a military high school for boys (Grade VII - XII) situated in Sylhet City, east to the Osmani Air Port Road, beside Parjatan hotel of Sylhet. History When Bangladesh (as East Pakistan) was part of Pakistan, Pakistan Army established some cadet colleges in West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and four cadet colleges in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the form of British Public Schools. After the liberation war, Bangladesh Army established eight more cadet colleges (among them Mymensingh Girls Cadet College 1983, Joypurhat Girls Cadet College 2006, Feni Girls Cadet College 2006 had been established for girls). Sylhet Cadet College is the first cadet college established after the liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. It was established in Pakistan as a model school in 1969. In 1974, it was modified and converted to a model college. Bangladesh Army modified this model college and converted it to a cadet coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Polytechnic Institute
Sylhet Polytechnic Institute ( bn, সিলেট পলিটেকনিক ইনস্টিটিউট) or SPI is a state supported technical academic institute located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1955 by the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) government. It was named as ''Sylhet Polytechnic Institute'' in 1959. History In 1955, Ford Foundation established Sylhet Polytechnic Institute along with four other similar institutes at Dhaka, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna and Barisal. At the beginning, SPI offered 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of Oklahoma State University. The certificate issued by the then Technical Education Board was ''Associated in Engineering'' having provision to undergo Bachelor of Science courses in United States. Its formation and academic course history goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as BUET. The campus of SPI was designed by Muzharul Islam and Stanley Tigerman. Campus View Admission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Health Technology, Sylhet
This is a list of educational institutes of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Universities * Shahjalal University of Science and Technology * Sylhet Agricultural University * Sylhet Engineering College * Leading University * Metropolitan University, Sylhet * North East University * Sylhet International University * Army Institute of Business Administration, Sylhet British Curriculum schools Mentioned below are the renowned British Curriculum schools in Sylhet Cambridge Curriculum * RISE (Royal Institute of Smart Education) Edexcel Curriculum * Anandaniketan * Banyan British School * Cambridge Grammar School & College * Oxford International School & College Sylhet * Presidency School & College * Sylhet Grammar School * Sylhet International School & College * The Sylhet Khajanchibari International School & College * Sunny Hill International School * Kawsarabad International School * British Bangladesh International School & College Technical colleges * Sylhet Professional Technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmani Medical College
The Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (SOMC) ( bn, সিলেট এম.এ.জি ওসমানী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1962. It is located in Sylhet. Originally named "Sylhet Medical College", it was renamed in 1986 in the honour of General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, commander-in-chief of Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The college is affiliated with Sylhet Medical University Campus The college and hospital extends over an area of divided by newer and older construction. There are ten hostels (six male, four female) for student housing. Academics Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College offers undergraduate and graduate level courses in a variety of medical specializations. All the courses are certified by the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology are recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. The school publishes two academic journals which publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
