Bangladesh

About Bangladesh:
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with the partition of Bengal and India in 1947, when the region became East Pakistan, part of the newly formed nation of Pakistan. However, it was separated from the western wing by 1,600 km (994 mi) of Indian territory. Political and linguistic discrimination as well as economic neglect led to popular agitations against West Pakistan, which led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the establishment of Bangladesh. After independence, the new state endured famines, natural disasters and widespread poverty, as well as political turmoil and military coups. The restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress. Today, Bangladesh is a secular, democratic republic.

Category	Details
Capital	(and largest city) Dhaka
Official language(s)	Bangla
Government	Unitary state and parliamentary democracy
President	Zillur Rahman
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Speaker	Ad.Abdul Hamid
Independence from the	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Declared	March 26, 1971
Victory Day	December 16, 1971
Area	Total 147,570 km2 (94th) 56,977 sq mi  -
Water (%)	6.9
Population	2009 estimate160,000,000
Density	1,099.3/km2   2,917.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate	Total$257.545 billion
Per capita	$1,566
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate	Total$105.402 billion  - Per capita$641
Currency	Taka (BDT)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Drives on the	left
ISO 3166 code	BD
Internet TLD	.bd
Calling code	880

Emblem of Bangladesh

The National Emblem of Bangladesh was adopted shortly after independence in 1971. Located on the emblem is a water lily, that is bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above the water lilly are four stars and a three connected jute leaves. The water lily is the country's national flower, and is representative of the many rivers that run through Bangladesh. Rice represents its presence as the staple food of Bangladesh, and for the agriculture of that nation. The four stars represent the four founding principles that were originally enshrined in the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy.

Bangladesh Flag

According to Bangladesh Government specification, following is the specification of the national flag:

1. The flag will be in bottle green and rectangular in size in the proportion of 10:6, with a red circle in near middle.
2. The red circle will have a radius of one-fifth of the length of the flag.
3. Its center will be placed on the intersecting point of the perpendicular drawn from the nine-twentieth part of the length of the flag, and the horizontal line drawn through the middle of its width. 
4. The green base of the flag will be of Procion Brilliant Green H-2RS 50 parts per 1000. The red circular part will be of Procion Brilliant Orange H-2RS 60 parts per 1000.

Depending on the size of the building the flag sizes will be 10 X 6 ft (3.0 X 1.8 m); 5 X 3 ft (1.5 X 0.91 m); 2.5 X 1.5 ft (760 X 460 mm). The size of the flag for car is 12.5 X 7.5 in (320 X 190 mm), and the size of the table flag for bilateral conferences is 10 X 6 in (250 X 150 mm). Colour (a) The green base of the flag will be of Procion Brilliant Green H-2RS 50 parts per 1000. (b) The red circular part will be of Procion Brilliant Orange H-2RS 60 parts per 1000.[ The national flag of Bangladesh was adopted officially on 17 January 1972. It is based on a similar flag used during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The map was later deleted from the flag by the order of General Abul Manzur, most likely to simplify the design. 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. Designed by Quamrul Hassan