Bangladesh: Presidential Flag

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image by Zoltán Horváth, 6 March 2010

• Description of flag
• Use by the Prime Minister

• Bangladesh

Brownish flag with the golden national emblem in the middle. Below the emblem is an inscription.
Source: Album des Pavillons
Željko Heimer, 14 February 2001

DK Flag Book 1997 gives the symbolism of the emblem (which is the state arms) as follows:

• The four stars represent nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism.
• The plant between the two groups of stars is a sprig of jute.
• The plant in the middle of the emblem is a 'shapla' (winter [it should be water according to Smith] lily) on stylized waves. According to Smith, the waves recall rivers, the national transportation network
• A wreath of padi rice is surrounding the 'shapla'.

I had a contact in Bangladesh, a librarian in Prime Minister's Office on 18 Jun 2001:

'Thank you for your interest about our Presidential flag. Your sent flag's golden Emblem (President's Crest) is correct but the background in wrong. The original Instruction [No. 5 2/83-Rules/1 (Dated 3 January 1984)] is given bellow,

The Personal Standard will be in dark carmine colour and rectangular in size in the proportion of length to width 10:6 bearing Golden National Emblem (President's Crest) on the body of the colour. The National Emblem (within a
circle) will have a radius of one -fifth of the length of standard and the horizontal line drawn through the middle of its width.

Colour:
a) The dark carmine colour base of the Standard will be of PROCION BROWN-H 3R 4.0% (I.C.I.)

b) The National Emblem (President's Crest) will be Bright Gold Colour.

II. Size of the Standard for building:
a) 10 feet by 6 feet
b) 5 feet by 3 feet
c) 2.5 feet by 1.5 feet

Depending upon size of the building:
III. Size of the standard for aircraft : 2.5 feet by 1.5 feet
IV. Size for the standard for Car: 12.5 inches by 7.5 inches.

Golden Crest means Presidential Monogram which will be golden coloured."

I have renewed contact with him/her again, to gain info about any potential change (inscription - name of president - may be omitted).
Zoltán Horváth, 14 April 2003

The flag here is that of the current (fourth) president. His name is under the national crest. Please note, that the crest is not fully coloured with gold - the waves are white.
Zoltán Horváth, 6 March 2010

image by Zoltán Horváth, 6 March 2010

A vertical (cone) version of this flag is used by the Office of the President.
Paul Bassinson, 28 July 2023

According to Cabinet Decision No. CD-3/1/92-Rules/32 (Dated 16 February 1992), the same flag used by the president is also used by the prime minister with the only change of the title below the national emblem from "President" to "Prime Minister".
Zachary Harden, 18 September 2018