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Asia

Bangladesh

Ratio: 3:5 Adopted: January 25, 1972 Usage: National

Green represents
the land

The red disc
symbolizes the
struggle for
independence

The red circle is set
slightly toward the hoist

Asia
Bangladesh was formerly the eastern province of
BANGLADESH H Pakistan. After a civil war with Pakistan, it became
NGLADE
India
Myanmar
a separate country in 1971.
The flag was originally adopted in ARMS OF BANGLADESH
March 1971, when the country The coat of arms was adopted in
gained independence, at which time 1972 and consists of the national
it had a yellow silhouette map of the flower, a water lily, known locally
country in the red disc. This flag as the shapla, growing from stylized
was used throughout the struggle waves. Around it are ears of rice,
for independence, but when the and above is a sprig of jute, with
state was formally established in four golden stars. The arms appears
1971 the outline map was omitted in the center of the President’s flag,
from the new national flag. set on a deep purple field.

THE PRESIDENT’S FLAG
Wreath of rice A sprig of jute, with four
golden stars representing
A shapla (winter lily) nationalism, socialism,
on stylized waves democracy, and
secularism
The name of the
state in Bangla

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