Bangladesh: Presidential Flag

Last modified: 2002-07-13 by jonathan dixon
Keywords: bangladesh | president | jute | shapla | lily: water | lily: winter | rice | text: bangla |
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by Zoltán Horváth, 11 June 2001

• Description of flag

• Bangladesh

Brownish flag with the golden national emblem in the middle. Below the emblem is an inscription.
Source: Album des Pavillons
Zeljko Heimer, 14 February 2001

DK Flag Book 1997 gives the symbolics of the emblem (which is the state arms) as follows:

• The four stars represent nationalism, socilaism, democracy, and secularism.
• The plant between the tow group of stars is a sprig of jute.
• The plant in the middle of the emblem is a 'shapla' (winter [it should be water according to Smith] lily) on stylized waves. According to Smith, the waves recall rivers, the national transportation network
• A wreath of padi rice is surrounding the 'shapla'.