Towns & cities
Sylhet
capital and largest city of Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Bangladesh · 24.9000, 91.8667
Sylhet is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Sylhet, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.
“The film was shot mostly in Dhaka, Sylhet and Sunamganj with sporadic schedules in Cox's Bazar and Bandarban.”
Movies filmed in Sylhet
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sylhet as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Priyotoma 2023
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Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay
2015
“Then the entire crews of the film went to Sylhet on 17 April 2015.” Wikipedia
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Mental
2016
“Scenes were filmed in Dhaka, and Sylhet while several scenes were filmed abroad.” Wikipedia
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Niyoti
2016
“The last phase of the film was filmed at Sylhet.” Wikipedia
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Omar
2024
“Omar has been shot at various locations including Comilla, Sylhet, Savar and Cox's Bazar.” Wikipedia
- Ali 2025
Other filming locations in Bangladesh
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Chittagong
Bangladesh
second largest city of Bangladesh, situated at the southwestern part of the country
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Landmarks & buildings
Chittagong Ship Breaking yard
Bangladesh
large shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh
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Towns & cities
Dhaka
Bangladesh
capital and largest city of Bangladesh
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sylhet?
7 productions are recorded as filmed in Sylhet, including Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Priyotoma (2023) and Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay (2015). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Sylhet?
Around the World in 80 Days (1956), covered by 51 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sylhet?
Sylhet is in Bangladesh. Its coordinates are 24.9000, 91.8667.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Shafqat Rabbi, CC BY 2.0.