Flag of Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh
The Red & Green (Bengali: লাল সবুজ, romanizedLal Shôbuz)
UseNational flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side Vertical hoist method of flag is unknown
Proportion3:5
Adopted17 January 1972 (1972-01-17)
DesignA red disc slightly off center to hoist (left as depicted) defacing a dark green banner.
Designed byQuamrul Hassan
Civil ensign of Bangladesh
UseCivil ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
DesignA Red Ensign with the national flag of Bangladesh in the canton.
Naval ensign of Bangladesh
UseNaval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagReverse side is mirror image of obverse side
DesignA White Ensign with the national flag of Bangladesh in the canton.
UseAir force ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2
DesignA field of air force blue with the national flag of Bangladesh in the canton and the Bangladesh Air Force roundel in the middle of the fly.
Flag used during the Liberation War (1971)
UseFormer flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Adopted2 March 1971
DesignA red disc with a golden outline of Bangladesh on a green banner.
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The national flag of Bangladesh was adopted officially on 17 January 1972. It consists of a red disc or sun on top of a dark green banner. The red disc is offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centered when the flag is flying. While there are many interpretations, according to Shib Narayan Das who put the map on the first flag design, green on the flag represented the landscape and the red circle represented the sun, symbolising a new day and end of oppression.[1]

The flag is based on a similar flag used during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, which had a yellow map of the country inside the red disc. In 1972 this map was removed from the flag. One reason given was the difficulty for rendering the map correctly on both sides of the flag.[2] The civil ensign and naval ensign place it in the canton of a red or white field, respectively.

  1. ^ "Shib Narayan Das: The flag redesign was pre-planned". Dhaka Tribune. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fotw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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