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'''Sylhet''' was the headquarters [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=23&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_195.gif Sylhet district] of the Dacca Division of Bengal during the British period.
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'''Sylhet''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=23&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_195.gif Sylhet district] of [[Assam|Assam Province]] during the British period.
== Spelling variants ==
Modern name: Sylhet<br>
Variants: Srihatta
==Cemeteries==
*[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publications is
:''Bangladesh: Tombs in Tea'' by John Radford and Susan Farrington, 2001, 96pp.
:Covers tea areas in the valleys of Luskerpore, Balisera, Manu/Doloi, Lungla and Juri; also the oldest cemetery in Sylhet town. 45 illustrations, maps and plans.
:See [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books].
:[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] have put the indexes to these cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_208.gif Sylhet Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>===Historical books online===*[http://www.1911encyclopedianew.dli.ernet.orgin/handle/2015/463861 ''Routes To Cachar And Sylhet ''] by James Peter 1901. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/17352 ''Assam District Gazetteers: SylhetVol. 2''] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaediaby B C Allen 1905. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/463803 ''Sylhet Supplement''] 1915. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India
[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category: Locations]]
