Flag of Bangladesh
The national flag of Bangladesh has green background. A large solid red-colored circle is situated at the center but is slightly shifted towards the hoist side. The green backdrop indicates the greenness of the country’s land, liveliness, and energy. The red circle has a radius of one fifth of the length of the flag. It signifies the blood of the soldiers who fought for the country’s independence and the sun rising over Bangladesh. The flag was officially adopted on January 17, 1972.
In the beginning, the flag had a map of Bangladesh in gold at the core of the red circle. This was the original drawing of the flag of Bangladesh under which the fearless fighters fought for independence. The map was shortly deleted from the flag by the order of General Manzur, most probably to make the design simple. On the 3rd of March 1971, ASM Abdur Rab, the then Vice President of Dhaka University Students’ Union, hoisted the flag for the first time at the historic Dhaka University location known as Bawt-Tawla.
