For much of history, the state that we today call Bangladesh has been a part of a greater India and was known only as Bengal; what happened elsewhere on the subcontinent affected Bengal. The history of the modern state of Bangladesh has been short and, rarely, sweet. Born in a war that some call genocide, the nation’s history has been filled with an almost unnaturally large guest list of villains, tyrants, soldiers and politicians, as well as one or two ever so rare heroes.
A red disc is on top of the green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying. The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh.
The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The red disc is a socialist symbol of the rising Sun of independence after the dark night of a blood-drenched struggle against Pakistan.
The first banner was composed by painter Quamrul Hassan. On 2 March 1971, the starting adaptation of the banner was lifted in Bangladesh surprisingly at the Dhaka University. On the revelation of Independence on 26 March 1971, Sheik Mujibur Rahman flew the banner in his residence.
The banner was imagined to prohibit the crescent and the star considered as images of West Pakistan. It was thought that the green used as a part of the banner does not reflect the customary colours of Islam, as opposed to some western sources.
Rather, the green colour was chosen to represent the lushness of the natural landscape of Bangladesh. The current flag resembles the flag of Japan with the background a different colour. The map was removed from the flag in 1972. One reason given was the difficulty rendering the map correctly on both sides of the flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize for the future.
A red disc is on top of the green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying. The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh.
The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The red disc is a socialist symbol of the rising Sun of independence after the dark night of a blood-drenched struggle against Pakistan.
The first banner was composed by painter Quamrul Hassan. On 2 March 1971, the starting adaptation of the banner was lifted in Bangladesh surprisingly at the Dhaka University. On the revelation of Independence on 26 March 1971, Sheik Mujibur Rahman flew the banner in his residence.
The banner was imagined to prohibit the crescent and the star considered as images of West Pakistan. It was thought that the green used as a part of the banner does not reflect the customary colours of Islam, as opposed to some western sources.
Rather, the green colour was chosen to represent the lushness of the natural landscape of Bangladesh. The current flag resembles the flag of Japan with the background a different colour. The map was removed from the flag in 1972. One reason given was the difficulty rendering the map correctly on both sides of the flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize for the future.
