User:Sorwar.Barik/sandbox/History of Sylhet

Background Sylheti people speaks a form of Benali language, which is somewhat different than real Bengali language. It was historically a part of East Bengal. Geographically it is closer to Indian State Assam, Magalaya, and Urissa. Furthermore, in 1874 then by the British ruler, it was made part of Assam. However, in 1947 under the referendum it became part of Pakistan. In 1971 it finally became part of Bangladesh.

Indian Sylheti Identity The 1947 Sylhet referendum and partition was the defining moment of the Indian Sylheti identity for number of reasons: first, it marked the fracture of the Sylheti identity into at least front, which was the East Pakistani, then since 1971, Bangladeshi and the Indian Sylheti. The Sylhet division of modern Bangladesh who claim to be ethnically and culturally separate from rest of Bengalis in Bangladesh.

Sylhet Partition Nuances The Sylhet partition story has its own nuances: first of all, none of the academic or popular works contain any direct references to major outbreaks of communal violence in Sylhet during or after the referendum. This is in striking contrast with the literature on Punjab and Bengal partitions, which are replete with accounts of communal violence, and forced migration, etc.