Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Bangladesh Flag History

By Luke Nigel


Bangladesh came to today's shape through a long history of political evolution. Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up till the 16th century. The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. All of this was just a prelude to the unstoppable tide of Islam which washed over northern India at the end of the 12th century. Mohammed Bakhtiar Khalzhi from Turkistan captured Bengal in 1199 with only 20 men.

A red disc is on top of the green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying. The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh.

The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The red disc is a socialist symbol of the rising Sun of independence after the dark night of a blood-drenched struggle against Pakistan.

The first banner was composed by painter Quamrul Hassan. On 2 March 1971, the starting adaptation of the banner was lifted in Bangladesh surprisingly at the Dhaka University. On the revelation of Independence on 26 March 1971, Sheik Mujibur Rahman flew the banner in his residence.

The flag was conceived so as to exclude the crescent and the star considered as symbols of West Pakistan. According to Flags of the World, the green used in the flag does not represent the traditional colours of Islam, contrary to some western sources.

The green was intended reflect the richness of the common scene of nature of Bangladesh. The present banner looks like the banner of Japan with the foundation an alternate shading. The map was expelled from the banner in 1972. One reason given was the trouble rendering the map accurately on both sides of the banner. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.




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