Flag of Bangladesh
What the flag means
- Green field — the lush land
- Red disc — the sun and the blood of independence martyrs
Design set by: The Bangladesh National Anthem, Flag and Emblem Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 130 of 1972), Article 3 and Second Schedule · Adopted 1972
Highlights
- 🌊 The world's largest river delta
- 🐅 Sundarbans mangrove forests
- 🧵 A fine muslin weaving tradition
- 🍛 Flavorful Bengali cuisine
- 🛶 Life woven around the rivers
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Population
- 175,686,899 people (2025)
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Languages
- Bangla, English
- Currency
- Bangladeshi taka (BDT)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Suns & circles
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: The Bangladesh National Anthem, Flag and Emblem Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 130 of 1972), Article 3 and Second Schedule
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs