Sylhet is a metropolitan city located in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. It is the administrative center of Sylhet Division and is situated on the banks of the Surma River. Sylhet is the fifth-largest city in Bangladesh, with a population of approximately 530,000 people as of 2022.
Mohammad Abdul Hannan was a Bangladeshi politician and the second person to broadcast the Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence.
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is a public research university in Kumargaon, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Established in 1986, it is one of the leading universities in pioneering research and education in the physical sciences and engineering in the country.
Sylhet District, located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital.
Chittagong District, officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is located within this district.
Golapganj Upazila, previously known as Gulabganj, is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
Sylhet Sadar is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Murari Chand College was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then it has played an important role in the educational, cultural, and political spheres of Greater Sylhet.
The National University is a public collegiate university of Bangladesh that was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating university of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to the students through its affiliated colleges, schools and professional institutions throughout the country. The number of colleges under the NU is 2,257. Of these, 555 are government colleges. A total of 881 colleges offer honors courses. It is the Second largest university in the world in terms of enrollment. The headquarters is in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka. After its establishment it affiliated association degree awarding colleges, where many of them were previously affiliated by the University of Dhaka, University of Rajshahi, University of Chittagong and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
Metropolitan University or MU is a private university in Sylhet and was established in 2003 by a social worker, Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, with the approval of the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act, 1992.
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. The SIU campus is located in the heart of Sylhet city, providing students with access to the city's amenities while fostering a conducive learning environment. The campus is equipped with modern facilities, including state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, a library, and computer centres.
Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) (Bengali: সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university of Bangladesh. This research university,especially for agricultural research is located in Sylhet division of Bangladesh that formally started functioning on 2 November 2006.It currently runs 3 program- undergraduate, masters and Ph.D program.
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Sylhet Engineering College is a public undergraduate College, established in 2005. It is affiliated with the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Sylhet Engineering College commonly known as SEC is a public Engineering College in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which focuses on the study of engineering. Every year, around 180 students get accepted to their undergraduate programs to study engineering.
Mymensingh Engineering College, commonly referred to as MEC, is a public undergraduate engineering college in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, and was established in 2007. This is a constituent college of the University of Dhaka. Every year, around 180 students get accepted to undergraduate programs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Civil Engineering (CE) and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE).
The Bangladesh Technical Education Board is a state regulatory board responsible for monitoring and developing technical and vocational education in the secondary level (SSC), 2-year higher secondary level (HSC/Vocational), 4-year Diploma in Agriculture, 4-year Diploma in Engineering degree and 4-year Diploma in Medical Technology degree throughout the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The board sets the curriculum, develops learning materials, grants affiliation to technical and vocational institutions, governs admissions, conducts examination, and awards diploma certifications.
Mushāhid Aḥmad Bāyampūrī was a late-twentieth century Bengali Islamic scholar, teacher, writer, orator and politician. Bayampuri served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the professor of Hadith studies at Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah, the principal of Darul Uloom Kanaighat and the president of the Eastern Sylhet Independent Religious Arabic Madrasah Education Board. His numerous works, which covered a range of disciplines in Islamic literature such as Sufism, Qur'anic exegesis and the political aspects of Islam, were written in the Arabic, Bengali and Urdu languages. Some of his books are part of syllabic studies under the Independent Religious Board of Education.
Mohammad Keramat Ali was a Pakistani Bengali entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician. He was a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
