List_of_Bangladeshi_flags

List of Bangladeshi flags

Bangladeshi flags

This is a list of flags used in Bangladesh. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Bangladesh.

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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).

Date	Use	Description
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

Date	Use	Description
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

Date	Use	Description
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

Date	Use	Description
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]

List_of_Bangladeshi_flags

List of Bangladeshi flags

National flag

Government flags

Civil ensign

Military flags

Police and civil defense Flags

Bangladesh Scouts

Historical flags

Political flags

Separatist rebel movements

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Flag	Duration	Use	Description
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	Awami League
	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
	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.