Sylhet

Paribartan Bangla writes [bn] that several campaigns are ongoing in Sylhet, Bangladesh protesting the Tipaimukh dam.

Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, India: No To Tipaimukh Dam 2009

When we had been quartered in Sylhet, I had often ridden past his house, though I had never been actually up to it, and I told Mr. A — that I thought we had better steer for his bungalow, if we could only find the road up to it.

My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny 1891

But, alas! the inevitable fate of the traveller in Sylhet was destined to be mine, too, on this occasion; and when I got out of the train, expecting to find my coolies waiting for me, I found a wretched police inspector, who informed me that the coolies had all run away, and he could not get me any more.

My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny 1891

I went to sleep and then traveled back to Sylhet, which is where I am now in a new internet cafe.

Archive 2005-12-01 Maya Chalee 2005

I went to sleep and then traveled back to Sylhet, which is where I am now in a new internet cafe.

The strangest Christmas...ever... Maya Chalee 2005

If this dam is built then the whole North Eastern Bangladesh, especially Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulavibazar, Habiganj, Bramhonbaria, Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Norshingdi & Narayanganj districts will face severe environmental and economical consequences.

Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, India: No To Tipaimukh Dam 2009

Farakkha barage has brought about colossal damage to the people of Rajshahi, Kustia, Pabna and Jessore and the proposed Tipaimikh would do similar, if not more, damage to the people of greater Sylhet, Mymensigh, Comilla and part of Dhaka districts.

Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, India: No To Tipaimukh Dam 2009

Many Muslims in this country have a ‘village’ background, with Muslims from Sylhet in Bangladesh or in Pakistan where the local Imam performs a nikah, without proper registration or properly recording that such a ceremony has taken place.

Landmark new Shariah law gives UK Muslim women rights 2008

Then I read in Wikipedia that "As so many Sylhetis are resident abroad, Sylhet has a major flow of foreign currency from non-resident Bangladeshis; many Sylheti families 'sole source of income comes from relatives abroad and this attracts influx migrant workers and families from other parts of Bangladesh, earning livings by peddling rickshows, working as servants and peasants, particularly people from Comilla, Noakhali, Mymensingh and Barisal are found lower denomination jobs in Sylhet."

Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008

So the UK government policy appears to be to allow people from Sylhet into the UK to work in Indian restaurants, then to support them via the benefits system when they decide that such work is too hard, then to allow replacements to come to the UK to fill the vacancies and all the while allowing money paid in wages and, no doubt, benefits to be repatriated to Bangladesh.

Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008