Sylhet Gitika (, ) is the folklore of Sylhet region including the oral narrative poetry, stories, fables, etc. The source of Sylhet Gitika is considered to be the daily lifestyle of the ancient people of Sylhet region, the livelihood of the indigenous people, feudal system of governance, rural folklore, emotional feelings, love-separation, war and humanity. According to the list given by Professor Asaddor Ali, 120 folk tales have been included in the Sylhet Gitika. The lyric poems collected by Chandra Kumar De from Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sylhet, Faridpur, Dhaka, Noakhali and Tripura with the efforts of Dr. Dinesh Chandra Sen, Ashutosh Chaudhury and many others were published gradually from Calcutta University as Purbabanga Gitika and Maimansingha Gitika. Besides, Chowdhury Gulam Akbar selected 10 lyric poems from Bangla Academy in 1986 and published them together as Sylhet Gitika.
Lyrics included in the Sylhet Gitika Name Collected from Chandra Raja Azid Ali, 1964 Tilairaja Ramiz Ullah, 1965 Kaludulai Alam Ullah Monibibi Abdul Monnan, 1965 Rangmala Azefor Ali, 1967 Suratjan Bibi Lasumia, 1966 Alifzan Sundari Abdul Malik, 1965 Dewana Modina Alal Dulal Adhua Sundori Churot Jamal Dewan Kotumia Dhonai Sadhu Ashraf Hossain Polok Jalua Ashraf Hossain Modhu Mala Ashraf Hossain
See also Bangladeshi folk literature
Bengali literature
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