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The Sylheti diaspora refers to the descendants of ethnic Sylhetis who emigrated out of the Sylhet Division, Bangladesh, region to the rest of world. The Sylheti diaspora numbers around one million, mainly concentrated in Britain, North America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. A study from 2008 shows that, Britain have the largest number of Sylheti diaspora where 200,000 people speak Sylheti, which is 95% of total number of Bangladeshi people in UK.^[1] According to the census of 2009 it shows the actual number is lot higher.^[2] Sylhetis in the homeland have further developed their communities with remittances sent by Sylhetis in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Notables

Mohammad Ataul Karim, Scientist
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG
Anwar Choudhury, Diplomat
Saiman Miah, Designer of London 2012 Olympic Royal Mint
Irene Khan, Former Secretary General of Amnesty International
Rushanara Ali, Member of Parliament
Khatun Sapnara
Enam Ali, MBE, FRSA
Shelim Hussain, MBE
Iqbal Ahmed, OBE British billionaire
Wali Tasar Uddin, MBE
Ajmal Masroor, Television presenter
Tommy Miah, FRSA, Celebrity chef

References

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[1] ttp://www.diasporas.ac.uk/assets/Zeitlyn%20working%20paper.pdf

[2] ttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTrendView.do?a=3&b=276772&c=tower+hamlets&d=13&e=13&f=21810&g=346968&i=1001x1003x1004x1005&l=1809&o=198&m=0&r=1&s=1387194775767&enc=1&adminCompId=21810&variableFamilyIds=6286&xW=1014&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1366

[3] ttp://books.google.com/books?id=kaBEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA108&dq=sylheti+diaspora&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pb_VUqLHGNK_sQTLpoGADg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sylheti%20diaspora&f=false

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-The '''Sylheti diaspora''' refers to the descendants of ethnic Sylhetis who emigrated out of the [[Sylhet Division]] region to the rest of world. The Sylheti diaspora numbers around one million, mainly concentrated in Britain, North America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. A study from 2008 shows that, Britain have the largest number of Sylheti diaspora where 200,000 people speak [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]], which is 95% of total number of Bangladeshi people in UK.<ref>http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/assets/Zeitlyn%20working%20paper.pdf</ref> According to the census of 2009 it shows the actual number is lot higher.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTrendView.do?a=3&b=276772&c=tower+hamlets&d=13&e=13&f=21810&g=346968&i=1001x1003x1004x1005&l=1809&o=198&m=0&r=1&s=1387194775767&enc=1&adminCompId=21810&variableFamilyIds=6286&xW=1014&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1366</ref>
+The '''Sylheti diaspora''' refers to the descendants of ethnic Sylhetis who emigrated out of the [[Sylhet Division]], Bangladesh, region to the rest of world. The Sylheti diaspora numbers around one million, mainly concentrated in Britain, North America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. A study from 2008 shows that, Britain have the largest number of Sylheti diaspora where 200,000 people speak [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]], which is 95% of total number of Bangladeshi people in UK.<ref>http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/assets/Zeitlyn%20working%20paper.pdf</ref> According to the census of 2009 it shows the actual number is lot higher.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTrendView.do?a=3&b=276772&c=tower+hamlets&d=13&e=13&f=21810&g=346968&i=1001x1003x1004x1005&l=1809&o=198&m=0&r=1&s=1387194775767&enc=1&adminCompId=21810&variableFamilyIds=6286&xW=1014&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1366</ref> Sylhetis in the homeland have further developed their communities with [[remittances]] sent by Sylhetis in the United Kingdom.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=kaBEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA108&dq=sylheti+diaspora&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pb_VUqLHGNK_sQTLpoGADg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sylheti%20diaspora&f=false</ref>
-==Notable people==
+==Notables==
+* [[Mohammad Ataul Karim]], Scientist
-Some of the notable people of Sylheti diaspora are:
-# [[Mohammad Ataul Karim]], Scientist
+* Sir [[Fazle Hasan Abed]], [[KCMG]]
-# Sir [[Fazle Hasan Abed]], [[KCMG]]
+* [[Anwar Choudhury]], Diplomat
+* [[Saiman Miah]], Designer of London 2012 Olympic Royal Mint
-# [[Anwar Choudhury]], Diplomat
+* [[Irene Khan]], Former Secretary General of [[Amnesty International]]
-# [[Saiman Miah]], Designer of London 2012 Olympic Royal Mint
+* [[Rushanara Ali]], [[Member of Parliament]]
-# [[Irene Khan]], Former Secretary General of [[Amnesty International]]
+* [[Khatun Sapnara]]
-# [[Rushanara Ali]], [[Member of Parliament]]
+* [[Enam Ali]], [[MBE]], [[FRSA]]
-# [[Khatun Sapnara]]
-# [[Enam Ali]], [[MBE]], [[FRSA]]
+* [[Shelim Hussain]], [[MBE]]
-# [[Shelim Hussain]], [[MBE]]
+* [[Iqbal Ahmed]], [[OBE]] British billionaire
-# [[Iqbal Ahmed]], [[OBE]] British billionaire
+* [[Wali Tasar Uddin]], [[MBE]]
+* [[Ajmal Masroor]], Television presenter
-# [[Wali Tasar Uddin]], [[MBE]]
+* [[Tommy Miah]], [[FRSA]], Celebrity chef
-# [[Ajmal Masroor]], Television presenter
-# [[Tommy Miah]], [[FRSA]], Celebrity chef
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Asian diasporas]]
 [[Category:Bangladeshi diaspora]]
+[[Category:Sylhet Division]]
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