It's a power point presentation slide that illustrates the two division of Bangladesh.

1. &
Sylhet
Khulna

2. History of Sylhet
Sylhet is the
northestern division of
Bangladesh, named
after its main city. The
name Sylhet derived
from Srihatta.

3. Sylhet is an archaeologicallyancient
Region of South Asia and has a rich history of
Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic culture. The
modern-day Sylhet division was known as the
Jalalabad district in Pakistan.Sylhet
remained in the Chittagong division
until 1995.

4. Ibn Battuta
visited Sylhet
in 14th
century and
saw Bengali
Muslims
transforming
the region into
an agricultural
basket.
British rule
began in the
18th century
under the
administration
of East India
company. A
friendship link
with the city St
Albans, in the
UK was
established in
1988
In the 16th
century, Sylhet
was controlled
by the Baro-
Bhuyan
zamindars and
became a part
of Mughal
Empire

5. Economy of Sylhet
Economy is benefited
from :
1. Natural Gas
2. Remittance
3. Tourism
4. Fisheries
5. Tea Industry

6. ● Sylhet contains a vast amount of proven natural gas reserve.
There are eight gas fields located in the region.Total reserve of
gas fields of the region is about 14 trillion cubit feet.
● Many remittances are sent from United Kingdom to Sylhet.
The remittance of financial year 2012-13 is estimated around
$10 billion.Numerous projects and businesses have been
funded by Sylhetis living and working abroad.
● The province offers tourists with variety of options ranging
from natural to commercial.
● Hakaluki Haor,Tanguar Haor and many more rivers meet the
demands of fishes of this region.
● Sylhet has over 150 Tea gardens,including three of the largest
tea plantations in the world.

7. Culture of Sylhet
Sylheti people are
considered a distinct
ethnic group.Sylhet have
their own culture and
belief which they
strongly follow.

8. ● Sylhet has been a region of larger entity.
● Major holidays celebrated in Sylhet include
traditional and religious festivals.
● Muslim marriages are practised in a traditional way,
sini faan, gaye holud, akht and walima.
● The traditional dance of Sylhet is called Sylheti
Dhamail which came from Sylheti hindu culture.
● Sylheti language also has a lot of Farsi, Urdu and
Persian words.
● Most of the Sylhetis keep their marital relationships
within the same regional cultural background.

9. ● Sylheti language has its own Syloti-Nagari alphabet.
● Sylheti tradition and culture includes shitol pati,
bamboo and rattan goods, curry flavoured with
shatkora and different types of pitha that has
exceptional names such as handesh, choi pitha, chui
pitha and another kind of pitha is made by steaming
ground rice in a bamboo, which is called chunga
pitha.
● Sticky rice is special in Sylheti food culture.
● Sylheti Manipuri has their own cultures.Manipuri tat
shilpo is one of them.
● Betel leaf is called Paan which is very common in this
region for after meal refreshment.
● Nouka Baich is a traditional sport of Sylhet.

10. Demographics and Religion
of Sylhet
● The majority of the population are of Bangali ethnic
backgroud, while there are significant minority groups which
includes the Bishnupriya Manipuri, Khasi and others.
● Sylhet is a holy place for both muslims and hindus.
● 87.2% Sylhetis are Muslims, 12.6% are Hindus and less then
0.2% are of other religions, mainly Buddhists and Christians.
● There are 7524 mosques, 1070 temples, 65 churches, 2 sacred
places, 9 pagodas and 50 tombs in Sylhet.

11. Geography and Climate of
Sylhet
Sylhet division is located in
north-eastern Bangladesh.
Major rivers include Surma,
Kushiyara and Manu.The climate
of Sylhet is tropical monsoon
with predominantly hot and
humid summer and relatively
cold winter.

12. ● The Sylhet division with its hills and basins constitute
one of the distinctive regions of Bangladesh.
● It is flanked by the Indian states of the Meghalaya in the
north, Assam in the east, Tripura in the south and the
Bangladesh districts of Netrokona, Kishoregonj and
Bramanbaria in the west.
● Sylhet has a typical Bangladesh tropical climate
bordering on a humid subtropical climate at higher
elevations.
● The rainy seasons from April to October is hot and humid
with heavy shower almost everyday, whilst the short dry
season from November to February is very warm and
fairly clear.

13. Education of Sylhet
Literacy rate of Sylhet in average is 40.09%; male 43.72%
and female 36.04%. There are 6 universities, 4 medical
colleges, 129 colleges, 2 law colleges,780 secondary
schools, 5726 primary schools, 522 madrashas.

14. Agriculture of Sylhet
● From agriculture Sylhet earns 51.34%.
● Maize, sweet potato, garlic, onion, lentil,
sugarcane, and groundnut are being grown in
Sylhet.
● Vegetable cultivation is graining poplarity
among the growers for high price and
demand.
● Different fruits like komola, lotkons and citrus
food like shatkora and thoikor are popular in
sylhet.
● Pabda mach, Rani mach are also popular.

15. Notable People of
Sylhet
Subir Nandi Shah Abdul Karim Mohammad Ajman Miah

16. Abdul Malik Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Ragib Ali
M A G Osmani Mohammad Abdur Rab Hason Raja
Runa Laila
Shushama Das

17. Natural Beauty and Tourism
of Sylhet
Sylhet has a good number of haors.
Sylhet is known for its tea-gardens and
natural resources.
It is blessed with beautiful green and
relaxing view.

18. Popular Tourist Places:
● Hazrat Shahjalal Mazar Sharif
● Ratargul Swamp Forest
● Lalakhal
● Tanguar Haor
● Sreemongol
● Madhabkunda Waterfall
● Hakaluki Haor
● Jaflong
● Bichanakandi
● Satchari National Park
● Shada Pathor
● Madhobpur Lake
● Lawachara National Park

19. History of Khulna
Khulna was part of the
ancient kindoms of
Vanga or Samata.In
the 12th century it
came under the Sena
dynesty

20. ● Muslim settlements
in Khulna started
from 14th century.
Many mosques and
shrines were
established.
● Khulna remained under the
rule of autonomous nawabs
of Bengal till 1793. Then the
British East India Company
took control.
● In 15th century Khan
Jahan Ali acquired a
large part of Khulna
from the king of gauda.
● A sovereign
kingdom was
established in
16th century by
Vikramaditya.

21. ● Khulna
division was
in the
territory of
Pakistan on
19 August
1947. But
first it was
declared as
part of India.
● Khulna region
was included
in Pakistan,
which was a
scandalous
chapter for the
Khulna
Hindus.This
led to a tragic
loss.
● Khulna was a
phenomenon
to Pakistan.
Abdul Halim
gave up his
title given by
the Pakistan
government
in 1971 for the
liberation
war.

22. Culture of Khulna
Khulna is full of culture,
from its archeological
museums to historical
houses held in
rememberence of
Bangladesh’s famed
poets.

23. ● Bull fight, boat race are famous in Khulna.
● Local samosas, biriyani and spicy kebabs have
different taste.
● Chui jhaal is a famous spice of Khulna.
● Mug dal with hilsha fish head, dalna, chachchari,
hilsha with mustard are very popular.
● Khulna is famous for lungi production.
● Horse carriage, bullock cart and boats are some
traditional transports.
● Fishing is also a tradition in Khulna.

24. Economy of Khulna
● Industries such as jute fiber
processing, hardboard mills and
other heavy industries.
● For nature lovers, the district is
absolutely wonderful as it has
world’s largest mangrove forest and
other natural wonders to explore.

25. ● Khulna is the third largest economic centre of
Bangladesh.
● It has various heavy and light industries.
● The major sectors are jute, chemicals, fish and
seafood packaging, food processing, sugar mills,
power generation and shipbuilding.
● The largest mangrove forest of the world attracts a
good number of tourists.
● Many mosques and historical places takes a great
part in the economy.
● Economy also depends on Mongla port.

26. Demographics and Religion of
Khulna
Most of the people in Khulna are Bengali
people. The long- standing inhabitants
are known as Khulnaiya.
Khulna also has a significant number of
Bihari population.
Islam is the major religion in Khulna,
82.87% Muslim, 16.45% Hindu and
0.68% others.

27. Geography and Climate of Khulna
Khulna is bounded on the north by
Rajshahi division, on the east by Dhaka
and Barishal division, on the south by the
Bay of Bengal and on the west by the West
Bengal.
Rivers of Khulna are Madhumati, Bhairab
and Kopotokkho. The region also includes
several islands in the Bay of Bengal

28. ● Khulna has a network of rivers.
● All the rivers are connected by streams and canals
and fall into the Bay of Bengal.
● The Sundarban is located in this division covering
southern parts of Satkhira, Khulna and Bagerhat
districts.
● Khulna is humid during summer and pleasant in
winter.
● The summer begins in the middle of April and
continues till the middle of June.
● The winter starts from November and continues till
February.
● 87% of average rainfall occurs between May and
October.

29. Education of Khulna
Literacy rate of Khulna is
47.14%. Khulna has many
prestigious edcational
institution.There are 7
universities, 310 colleges, 2
medical colleges, 4 law
colleges, 1984 secondary
schools and 19112 primary
schools, 2041 madrashas in
Khulna.

30. Agriculture of Khulna
● From agriculture Khulna earns 56.56%.
● Khulna agriculture includes varieties of
crops like paddy, jute, wheat,
vegetables, spices, pulses, oilseeds,
sugarcane and others.
● Various fruits like mango, coconut,
banana, jackfruit guava etc are grown.
● Ayre, shrimp, koral are found in large
quantity in Khulna.

31. Natural Beauty and Tourism
of Khulna
World’s largest mangrove forest
the Sundarban is the main
attraction of Khulna. Besides that
there are some historical beautiful
places.

32. ● Sundarbans may have been named after the
Sundori trees. Though the name literally
means “Beautiful Forest”.
● Different species of birds, reptiles, wild
animals, trees, shrimps and fishes are found in
Sundarbans.
● Monkey ‘s screaming, birds’ chirping, folk of
deer and a roar of the famous Royal Bengal
Tiger these are all part of the beauty.
● Historical places like Shat-Gambuj mosque,
Khan Jahan Ali mazar, museums, parks and
many more places for tourists are in Khulna.

33. Notable People of
Khulna
Jahanara Alam Anamul Haque Amar Mitra

34. Golam Mustafa Fakir Lalon Shah Michael
Madhusudan Dutta
Abdur Razzaq
Suvra Mukherjee Shakib Al Hasan S. I. Tutul Habibul Bashar

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