The Sylhet valley is formed by a beautiful, winding pair of rivers named
the Surma and the Kushiara both of which are fed by innumerable hill
streams from the north and the south. The valley has good number of
haors which are big natural depressions. During winter these haors are
vast stretches of green land, but in the rainy season they turn into
turbulent seas.
Sylhet has also a very interesting and rich hilstory, Before the
conquest by the Muslims, it was ruled by local chieftains. In 1303, the
great Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal came to Sylhet from Delhi with a band of
360 disciples to preach islam and defeated the then Raja Gour Gobinda.
Sylhet thus became a district of saints, shrines and daring but virile
people. Its rich potentialities became easily attractive and the 18th
century Englishmen made their fortune in tea plantation.About 80 km. from Sylhet town connected by road and rail, Srimangal,
which is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh, is the actual tea
centre of the area. For miles and miles around, the visitor can see the
tea gardens spread like a green carpet over the plain land or on the
sloping hills. A visit to the tea plantation in Sylhet is a memorable
experience. Sylhet, the tea granary of Bangladesh, not only has over 150
tea gardens but also proudly possesses three largest tea gardens in the
world both in area and production.HOT LINE:+8801710541604
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