Situated in the
north-eastern region of Bangladesh, Sylhet is a prime attraction for all
tourists. Laying between the Khasia and the Jaintia hills on the north, and the
Tripura hills on the south, Sylhet breaks the monotony of the flatness of this
land by a multitude of terraced tea gardens, rolling countryside and the exotic
flora and fauna. 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. These haors
provide a sanctuary to the millions of migratory birds who fly from Siberia
across the Himalayas to avoid the severe cold there.
