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NATIONAL ANTHEM
BANGLADESH
My Bengal of gold, I love you
Forever your skies,
your air set my heart in tune
as if it were a flute,
In Spring, Oh mother mine,
the fragrance from
your mango-groves makes me
wild with joy-
Ah, what a thrill!
In Autumn, Oh mother mine,
in the full-blossomed paddy fields,
I have seen spread
all over - sweet smiles!
Ah, what a beauty, what shades,
what an affection
and what a tenderness!
What a quilt have you spread
at the feet of banyan trees and
along the banks of rivers!
Oh mother mine,
words from your lips are like
Nectar to my ears!
Ah, what a thrill!
If sadness,
Oh mother mine,
casts a gloom on your face,
my eyes are filled with tears!
Original in Bangla by
Rabindranath Tagore
translated by
Professor Syed Ali Ahsan
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General
Information |
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The
National Martyrs’ Memorial |
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Bangladesh is a unitary and sovereign republic known as
the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It
emerged as an independent nation on 26th March,
1971. This region was under Muslim rule for
five and half centuries, since the 13th century;
under British rule for two centuries, since
1757AD; and remained a province of Pakistan
between 1947 and 1971.
President
Dr Iajuddin Ahmed is now the head of state,
and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the head
of government.
The
state language of Bangladesh is Bangla. The
national anthem of Bangladesh comprises the
first 10 lines of the song “Amar Sonar
Bangla” by Rabindranath Tagore.
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The
emblem of the Republic is the flower Shapla
(water lily, Nymphaea Nouchali) resting on the
water, having on each side a sheaf of paddy
surmounted between three connected leaves of
jute, with two stars on each side of the leaves.
The
Capital of the Republic is Dhaka. The currency
is known as Taka (Tk.), divided into 100 Paisa.
The citizens of Bangladesh are known as Bangladeshis.
Local time is 6 hours ahead of GMT. |
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National Flag
The
National Flag is in bottle green and rectangular
in size, with a red circle on the body of the
green. The proportion of the length to width
is 10:6. The red circle has a radius that’s
one-fifth the length of the flag. Its center
is 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. The background colour
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symbolizes
the greenery of Bangladesh with its vitality and youthfulness,
while the red disc represents the rising sun of independence
after the dark night of a blood drenched struggle.
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