Flag of Bangladesh

Country

Flag of Bangladesh uses green field with an offset red disc. Ratio 3:5, current adoption January 17, 1972 and design credited to Quamrul Hassan.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Bangladesh
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Identifier	BD / BGD
Region	Southern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	January 17, 1972
First Documented Use	1971
Proportion	3:5
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Bottle Green, Red
Designer	Quamrul Hassan
Construction	Green field with an offset red disc
Common Name	Lal-Sabuj (the red and green)

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Bottle Green		#006A4E	0, 106, 78	100, 0, 26, 58
Red		#F42A41	244, 42, 65	0, 83, 73, 4

Design and Symbolism

Bottle Green	the lushness of the land and the vitality of youth.
Red	the sun rising over Bengal and the blood of those who died in the liberation war.
Offset disc	The circle is set slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.

Proportions

Ratio	3:5
Hoist	3 units
Fly	5 units

About the Flag of Bangladesh

Green field with an offset red disc The recorded proportion is 3:5. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Bangladesh is Bottle Green (#006A4E) and Red (#F42A41). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Offset disc: The circle is set slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1971. The adoption field for the present record is January 17, 1972. The designer is recorded as Quamrul Hassan.

Additional flag context

The red disc is deliberately placed slightly toward the hoist rather than at true centre, so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.

The original 1971 design carried a gold map of the country inside the disc; the map was removed the following year because it was impossible to draw correctly on the reverse.

The bottle-green field and red disc are usually read as the land and the sun rising over it.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Green field with an offset red disc, a 3:5 proportion and the visible offset disc. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Bangladesh — Specialist vexillological reference

Other plain field with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is recorded as green field with an offset red disc.
The reference proportion for the flag of Bangladesh is 3:5.
The stored palette for Bangladesh contains Bottle Green and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is January 17, 1972.
The design record traces first use to 1971.
Quamrul Hassan is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
Offset disc: The circle is set slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.
The red disc is deliberately placed slightly toward the hoist rather than at true centre, so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.
The original 1971 design carried a gold map of the country inside the disc; the map was removed the following year because it was impossible to draw correctly on the reverse.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Bangladesh

What does the flag of Bangladesh look like?

Green field with an offset red disc, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Bangladesh?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Bangladesh?

The reference palette lists Bottle Green #006A4E and Red #F42A41.

What do the symbols on the flag of Bangladesh represent?

Offset disc — The circle is set slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying.

When was the present flag record for Bangladesh adopted?

The adoption field in this record is January 17, 1972.

Who designed the flag of Bangladesh?

The designer is recorded as Quamrul Hassan.

Which design family does the flag of Bangladesh belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with plain field with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.