Unseen BangladeshSylhet Division
Sylhet travel guide
Famous for tea gardens, hill rivers, stones in clear water and the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R).
⭐ Famous food and products of Sylhet
📜 How Sylhet got its name
The ancient name was Srihatta, meaning a prosperous market. Another view is that 'shil' (stone) and 'hat' (market) made Shilhat, which became Sylhet.
How to get to Sylhet
Sylhet is about 240 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 5–6 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Green Line, Ena, Hanif, Shyamoli from Sayedabad/Fakirapul; non-AC ৳650–750, AC ৳1,200–1,600.
- 🚆 By train: Parabat, Joyontika, Kalni, Upaban Express from Kamalapur; fare about ৳375–1,100.
- ✈️ By air: Biman, US-Bangla, Novoair; one way ৳3,500–6,000, 45 minutes.
Places to visit (8)
The country's only freshwater swamp forest; boat among the trees in the monsoon.
The Piyain River, stones and clear water below India's Meghalaya hills; Khasia punjis nearby.
Clear water flowing down from the hills over a bed of stones; most beautiful in the monsoon and autumn.
A river of blue-green water and tea gardens; boat trips.
White stones and cold clear water from the hills at the mouth of the Dhalai River.
One of the country's main spiritual pilgrimage sites.
The subcontinent's first commercial tea garden (1854).
A big waterfall coming down from the Meghalaya hills, seen from the river.
What it costs
৳2,000–4,000 per person per day; hire a CNG/leguna for Jaflong-Bichanakandi
Where to stay
- Rose View Hotel
- Nirvana Inn
- Grand Sylhet Hotel & Resort
- Mid-range hotels at Dargah Gate and Zindabazar (৳1,500–3,500)
What to eat
Meat with satkora, bhorta-rice at Panch Bhai/Panshi restaurants, tea