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Reference entry covering Assam's 1874 administrative separation from Bengal and related Sylhet/Cachar implications.

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1874

Assam Reorganization and Sylhet's Administrative Detachment

In 1874, the British administration separated Assam from Bengal and attached Sylhet and Cachar to the new Chief Commissioner's Province of Assam. The move was presented as administrative reform, but it carried lasting consequences for language, governance, and regional political identity in the Bengal-Assam frontier.

1947

Sylhet Referendum

The Sylhet referendum of 1947 determined most of Sylhet's transfer from Assam to East Bengal (Pakistan), making local demography and district-level voting central to border outcomes.