There was a presence of Sikhism in Sylhet after Guru Nanak 's visit in 1508 to spread the religion . Kahn Singh Nabha has stated that in memory of Nanak 's visit , '' Gurdwara Sahib Sylhet '' was established . This Gurdwara was visited twice by Tegh Bahadur and many hukamnamas were issued to this temple by Guru Gobind Singh . In 1897 , the gurdwara fell down after the earthquake
earthquake
1897 Assam earthquake
Sylhet region