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Asie · Flag ID ·Jul 29, 2026

Bangladesh Flag: Meaning and History

History of the flag

The Bangladeshi flag became official in 1972, and is one of the few in the world to illustrate a poem:

'O Sun, rise over the bleeding hearts That leave on the fragile grass the mark of their blood-stained feet.' - R. Tagore

What do the elements of the flag mean?

On the flag, a red sun rises above the Ganges and Brahmaputra deltas. Its colour evokes the blood shed by the people in their struggle for independence.
Green symbolises rice paddies and jute fields, of which Bangladesh is the world's leading producer, as well as Islam, the country's dominant religion.

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