National flag of Bangladesh
The national flag of Bangladesh is bottle green in color and rectangular in size with the length to width ratio of 10:6. It bears a red circle on the background of green. The color in the background represents the greenery of Bangladesh while the red circle symbolizes the rising sun and the sacrifice of lives in our freedom fight. The national flag was designed by Kamrul Hasan.
Prescribed sizes of the flag for buildings are 305cm X 183cm, 152cm X 91cm and 76cm X 46cm and for vehicles are 38cm X 23cm and 25cm X 15cm.
National anthem of Bangladesh
Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal) is a song written and composed by esteemed poet Rabindranath Tagore. The first 10 lines of the song constitute the national anthem of Bangladesh. It was adopted in 1972. The song was written in 1906. The English translation was done by Syed Ali Ahsan.
Amar shonar Bangla,
Ami tomae bhalobashi.
Chirodin tomar akash,
Tomar batash,
Amar prane
Bajae bashi.
O ma, phagune tor amer bone
Ghrane pagol kore,
Mori hae, hae re,
O ma, oghrane tor bhora khete
Ami ki dekhechhi modhur hashi.
Ki shobha, ki chaya go,
Ki sneho, ki maya go,
Ki ãchol bichhaeechho
Boter mule,
Nodir kule kule!
Ma, tor mukher bani
Amar kane lage shudhar moto,
Mori hae, hae re,
Ma, tor bodonkhani molin hole,
Ami noyon ami noyonjole bhashi.
National parliament of Bangladesh
Jatiyo Sangshad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 300 seats, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs. The last national election was January 10, 2001 and, under normal conditions, elections are called every five years.The parliament itself is housed in the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban an architectural masterpiece designed by Louis Kahn.


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