Bangladesh 🇧🇩

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Flag

The flag of Bangladesh has a dark green field bearing a large red circle that is offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.

Location

Quick Facts

Alpha 2

BD

Alpha 3

BGD

Number

50

TLD

.bd

Capital

Dhaka

Population

164,689,383

Area

147,570 km²

Languages

Bengali

Currencies

Bangladeshi taka (à§³)

Drives on

Left

Week starts

Sunday

Timezones

UTC+06:00

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Bangladesh

What is the Flag of Bangladesh?

The national flag of Bangladesh consists of a single red disc on a dark green field, with no other elements. The disc is placed slightly toward the hoist rather than at the exact centre. There is no white circle or ring around the disc.

What Does the Bangladesh Flag Look Like?

The flag of Bangladesh is a plain green rectangular field bearing a single red disc. The disc is set slightly toward the hoist (left) of the flag's centre rather than exactly in the middle. Green and red are the only two colours on the flag, and there are no other shapes or emblems.

What is the Bangladesh Flag Called?

The flag of Bangladesh is most commonly nicknamed the "Lal-Sobuj" (Bengali for "red-green"), a reference to its two colours. Beyond this reference to its colours, no separate English nickname is reliably recorded for the flag. The design itself is a plain green field bearing a red disc set slightly toward the hoist.

Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Bangladesh.

What Does the Bangladesh Flag Represent?

The green field represents the lushness of the country''s landscape. The red disc represents the blood shed by Bengalis during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and those who died for independence.

Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Bangladesh.

Who Created the Bangladeshi Flag?

The current flag was reworked by the artist Kamrul Hasan and adopted on 17 January 1972.

Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Bangladesh.

The Colours of Bangladesh

The Hex Colours of Bangladesh