This is a list of flags used in Bangladesh . For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Bangladesh.
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] | |
1972–present | Flag of Bangladesh (vertical). |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Presidential standard | The presidential seal on a dark red background [2] [3] | |
1972–present | Standard of the prime minister of Bangladesh | Seal of the prime minister on a dark red background | |
1996–2008 | Standard of the chief adviser of Bangladesh | Seal of the chief adviser on a dark red background | |
1972–present | Flag of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) | Seal of the Parliament on a Bangladesh green background | |
1972–present | Flag of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh | Seal of the Supreme Court on a blue background |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Civil ensign of Bangladesh | A red ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton influenced by the British Red Ensign [3] |
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 | |
1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Army | The Army's badge on a green field | |
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 | |
1972–present | Ensign of the Bangladesh Navy | A white ensign with the Flag of Bangladesh in the canton | |
1995 – present | Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard | A light blue ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton | |
1972–present | Standard of the Chief of Army Staff | The Army's badge on a green field | |
1972–present | Standard of the Chief of Naval Staff | The Navy's badge on a blue field [3] | |
2010–present | Flag of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) | The BGB's badge on a maroon field | |
1977–present | Flag of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (Armed Forces) | The DGFI's Insignia on a green field | |
1948 – present | Regimental Flag of East Bengal Regiment (Bangladesh Army) | EBR's Insignia on a dark maroon field | |
2016–Present | Regimental Flag of Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh Army) | Para Commando Brigade Insignia on a dark purple field | |
1976–Present | Regimental Flag of President Guard Regiment (PGR) (Bangladesh Army) | PGR's Insignia on a red field |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Police | Logo of Bangladesh Police on a dark blue field | |
1971–present | Flag of the Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) | Logo of Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) on a dark blue field | |
1971–present | Flag of IGP of the Bangladesh Police | ||
1981–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence | Logo of Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence on an orange field | |
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. | |
1986–present | Flag of the Special Security Force | Insignia of Special Security Force on a dark green field | |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972–present | Flag of the Bangladesh Scouts |
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. | |
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. | |
1023–1070 | Flag of the Chola Empire | A red swallowtailed field with a tiger in the center. | |
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. | |
1205–1208 | Flag of the Ghurid dynasty | A red field with a white crescent and 5-pointed star and 2 black crossed swords. | |
1231–1338 | Flag of the Delhi Sultanate | A dark green flag with a black strip left of center. | |
1352–1576 | Flag of the Bengal Sultanate | A white flag with two red strips at the top and bottom. | |
1576–1858 | Flag of the Mughal Empire | Mughal Empire Alam flag that was primarily moss green. [4] | |
1717–1757 | Flag of the Bengal Subah | A white flag with three red barrels and a red sword. [5] | |
1858–1947 | The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India | The Flag of the United Kingdom. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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] |
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Current | |||
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. | |
1947-1971 | |||
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. | |
1986–present | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Two vertical bands of green and red with a yellow star in the middle. | |
1990–present | Bangladesh Islami Front | A black field inscribed with the Arabic shahada with a vertical white bar at the hoist. | |
1980–present | Socialist Party of Bangladesh | ||
1980–present | Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena | Two horizontal bands of black and green with a white vertical bar on the hoist side. | |
1980–present | Revolutionary Students Unity of Bangladesh | ||
1975–present | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | ||
1977–present | Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir | ||
1972–present | Bangladesh Awami Jubo League | ||
2000–present | Krishak Sramik Janata League | ||
1971–present | Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP Muzaffar) | ||
2006–present | Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP | ||
1972–present | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red. | |
1990–present | Ganatantri Party | Three horizontal stripes of camarone, white and crimson. | |
1972–present | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti | A vertical bicolour of white and red, charged with a yellow star centred on the white portion. | |
1971–present | Communist Party of Bangladesh | Red standard with a hammer and sickle on the top-left corner. | |
1971–present | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white. | |
1952–present | Bangladesh Students' Union | ||
1995–present | Jatiya Gano Front | ||
1948–present | Bangladesh Chhatra League | ||
2006–present | Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) | ||
1976–present | Bangladesh Muslim League | Green standard with a star and crescent. | |
Bangladesh Citizens Alliance | |||
Former | |||
1957-1967 | National Awami Party | Red standard. | |
Other | |||
South Asian Communist Banner | Red standard with a large hammer and sickle in the centre. | ||
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. | |
1997–present | Zomi Revolutionary Army | A red field charged with a green cross with yellow borders that extend to the edges. |
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