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The "Sylheti Project" at SOAS University of London is particularly noteworthy for its efforts to promote the cultural significance of Sylheti. [98] Standard Bengali maintains its prominence in British Bangladeshi media and is considered as a prestige language which helps to foster a cultural or national identity linked with Bangladesh. [99]
This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley of the Indian state of Assam. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Sylhet. The people may also be known as ...
[27] [28] Many Sylhetis today continue to identify with both the broader Bengali and their distinct Sylheti ethnocultural identities. [29] [30] [31] Sylheti folklore is unique to the region, it is influenced by Hindu, Sufi, Turco-Persian and native ideas. Chandra Kumar De of Mymensingh is known to be the first researcher of Sylheti folklore. [32]
According to 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Sylhet district had 746854 households and a population of 3,857,123, 26.25% of whom lived in urban areas.The population density was 1,117 people per square kilometre. 20.29% were under 10 years of age.
As per (2011) language census report, Bengali is the official [63] as well as the most spoken language of the region with approximately 2,930,378 native speakers. [62] Although Bengali is reported as the most spoken in the census, the most common spoken language is Sylheti, a language that is generally grouped with Bengali as a dialect.
The "Nagari Chattar" (Nagari Square), built near Surma river in the city of Sylhet, consists of the Sylheti Nagri script. The official language of Sylhet is Bengali, which is used in education and all government affairs in the division. Sylheti is the most widely spoken in the division.
Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেট; IPA:) is a metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as of 2024, has a population of 999,374 making it the fifth-largest city in Bangladesh.
It was led by Abdus Sabur Choudhury and Azizul Hoque Bhuia. The group published a fortnightly called Bidrohi Bangla that reported on the war's developments. Getting the news of Pakistani military action on 25 March 1971, there was a movement in Birmingham Smallheath Park. Over 10,000 Bengalis were present there.