List of Bangladeshi flags
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This is a list of flags used in Bangladesh. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Bangladesh.
National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | National flag of Bangladesh | A red disc on top of a green field, offset slightly toward the hoist.[1] |
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1972–present | Flag of Bangladesh (vertical). |
Government flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Presidential standard | The presidential seal on a dark red background[2][3] |
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1972–present | Standard of the prime minister of Bangladesh | Seal of the prime minister on a dark red background |
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1996–2008, 2024–present | Standard of the chief adviser of Bangladesh | Seal of the chief adviser on a dark red background |
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1972–present | Flag of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) | Seal of the Parliament on a Bangladesh green background |
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1972-present | Flag of the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parlament) | Seal of the Speaker of the Parliament on a Bangladesh green background |
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1972–present | Flag of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh | Seal of the Supreme Court on a blue background |
Civil ensign
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Civil ensign of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Merchant Navy) | A red ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton influenced by the British Red Ensign[3] |
Military flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Armed Forces | A three-colored flag with the joint-services emblem in the center |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Army | The Army's badge on a green field |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force | A sky-blue ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton, and the Air Force roundel in the fly |
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1972–present | Ensign of the Bangladesh Navy | A white ensign with the Flag of Bangladesh in the canton |
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1995 – present | Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard | A light blue ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton |
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1972–present | Standard of the Chief of Army Staff | The Army's badge on a green field |
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1972–present | Standard of the Chief of Naval Staff | The Navy's badge on a blue field[3] |
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2010–present | Flag of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) | The BGB's badge on a maroon field |
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1977–present | Flag of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (Armed Forces) | The DGFI's Insignia on a green field |
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1948 – present | Regimental Flag of East Bengal Regiment (Bangladesh Army) | EBR's Insignia on a dark maroon field |
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2016–Present | Regimental Flag of Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh Army) | Para Commando Brigade Insignia on a dark purple field |
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1976–Present | Regimental Flag of President Guard Regiment (PGR) (Bangladesh Army) | PGR's Insignia on a red field |
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1972-present | Flag of 66th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army in Rangpur Cantonment |
Police and Civil Defense Flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Police | Logo of Bangladesh Police on a dark blue field |
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1971–present | Flag of the Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) | Logo of Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) on a dark blue field |
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1971–present | Flag of IGP of the Bangladesh Police | |
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1981–present |  Flag of the Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence
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Logo of Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence on an orange field |
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1948–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Ansar-VDP | |
| 1972–present | Flag of Bangladesh Customs | Bangladesh Customs is their badge, outlined in white, on a dark blue background. | |
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1986–present | Flag of the Special Security Force | Insignia of Special Security Force on a dark green field |
Bangladesh Scouts
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Scouts |
Ethnic Flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | This flag is used by Chakma people in Bangladesh and India |
Political flags
[edit]| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1971–present | Awami League | A green field containing four white stars, with a vertical white bar at the hoist. The white colours were later changed to red following the independence of Bangladesh. |
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1947-1971 | ||
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1978–present | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Two horizontal bands of red and green, with an eight-teethed black cogwheel (diameter approx. half of the flag's height) in the centre. Directly above the cogwheel lies a yellow rice plant below a yellow five-pointed star. |
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1986–present | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Two vertical bands of green and red with a yellow star in the middle. |
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1990–present | Bangladesh Islami Front | A black field inscribed with the Arabic shahada with a vertical white bar at the hoist. |
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1980–present | Socialist Party of Bangladesh | |
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1980–present | Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena | Two horizontal bands of black and green with a white vertical bar on the hoist side. |
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Islami Chattra Sena | ||
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1980–present | Revolutionary Students Unity of Bangladesh | |
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1975–present | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
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1977–present | Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir | |
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1990-present | Islamic Front Bangladesh | |
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1972–present | Bangladesh Awami Jubo League | |
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1978-present | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal | |
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2000–present | Krishak Sramik Janata League | |
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1971–present | Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP Muzaffar) | |
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2006–present | Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP | |
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1972–present | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red. |
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1990–present | Ganatantri Party | Three horizontal stripes of camarone, white and crimson. |
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1972–present | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti | A vertical bicolour of white and red, charged with a yellow star centred on the white portion. |
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1971–present | Communist Party of Bangladesh | Red standard with a hammer and sickle on the top-left corner. |
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1967-present | Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (Barua) | |
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1971–present | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white. |
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1952–present | Bangladesh Students' Union | |
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1995–present | Jatiya Gano Front | |
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1948–present | Bangladesh Chhatra League | |
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2006–present | Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) | |
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1976–present | Bangladesh Muslim League | Green standard with a star and crescent. |
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2005-present | Bangladesh Tarikat Federation | |
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2015–present | Trinomool BNP | |
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2007-present | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | |
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2004-present | Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh | |
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2013-present | Bangladesh Congress | |
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2017-present | Nationalist Democratic Movement (Bangladesh) | |
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1989-present | Bangladesh Zaker Party | |
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2023-present | Bangladesh Supreme Party | |
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2021-present | Gono Odhikar Parishad | |
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2002-present | Ganosanhati Andolan | |
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2012-present | Nagorik Oikko | |
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Bangladesh Citizens Alliance | ||
Former
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1957-1967 | National Awami Party | Red standard. |
Other
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South Asian Communist Banner | Red standard with a large hammer and sickle in the centre. | |
Separatist rebel movements
[edit]| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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1972–2006 | Shanti Bahini (armed wing) | A vertical bicolour of red and white, charged with a yellow star centred on the white portion. |
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1998-present | United People's Democratic Front | |
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2008-present | Kuki-Chin National Front | |
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1997–present | Zomi Revolutionary Army | A red field charged with a green cross with yellow borders that extend to the edges. |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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750–1160 | Flag of the Pala Empire | A green flag with a yellow Dharmachakra on the left and a yellow vertical stripe on the right. |
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751-842 | Flag of The Tibetan Empire | A red field with a golden stripe with 3 green squares inside the golden stripe, the sun and the moon upwards and a snow leopard in the center. |
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1023–1070 | Flag of the Chola Empire | A red swallowtailed field with a tiger in the center. |
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1160–1205 | Flag of the Sena dynasty | A Saffron yellow coloured swallowtail flag with Shiva sitting on a Lotus Flower encircled by a garland of Rudraksha. |
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1205–1208 | Flag of the Ghurid dynasty | A red field with a white crescent and 5-pointed star and 2 black crossed swords. |
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1231–1338 | Flag of the Delhi Sultanate | A dark green flag with a black strip left of center. |
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1352–1576 | Flag of the Bengal Sultanate | A white flag with two red strips at the top and bottom. |
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1576–1858 | Flag of the Mughal Empire | Mughal Empire Alam flag that was primarily moss green.[4] |
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1717–1757 | Flag of the Bengal Subah | A white flag with three red barrels and a red sword.[5] |
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1858–1947 | The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India | The Flag of the United Kingdom. |
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1885–1947 | Flag of the Viceroy of India | The Union Jack with the insignia of the Order of the Star of India beneath the Imperial Crown of India. |
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1880–1947 | Flag of the British Raj: A civilian flag used to represent British India internationally. | A Red Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Star of India displayed in the fly. |
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1803–1947 | Flag of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal Presidency, later Bengal Province) | A Blue Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Bengal Presidency Emblem displayed in the fly. |
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1947-1971 | Flag of Pakistan | Green flag with a white crescent and star on it, and a white strip to its left. See List of Pakistani flags for more. |
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March – December 1971 | Flag of Mukti Bahini (Liberation Forces) | A flag with a red background, a white disk and a hand holding a rifle- bayonet in the middle. |
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1971– 1972 | Flag of Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, used after independence too. | A flag with a green background, a red disk and a yellow map of the country in the middle[3] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Flag description". The world fact book. CIA USA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Bangabhaban
- ^ a b c d Flag of Bangladesh Archived 2006-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Flags of the World.
- ^ Metcalfe, Thomas Theophilus (1843). "A panorama in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-A". British Library. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Steenbergen (1862). Vlaggen van alle Natien.
