List of Bangladeshi flags

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

National flag[]

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).

Government flags[]

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

Civil Ensign[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1972–present	Civil Ensign of Bangladesh	A red ensign with the Flag of Bangladesh in the canton influenced by the British Red Ensign^[3]

Military flags[]

Date	Use	Description
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 badge on a yellow field

Bangladesh Police[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1972–present	Flag of the Bangladesh Police	Logo of Bangladesh Police on a dark blue field

Bangladesh Scouts[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Link to file	?	Flag of the Bangladesh Scouts

Political flags[]

Flag	Date	Party	Description
	Top: 1947-1971 Bottom: 1971–	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.
Link to file		Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Two horizontal bands of red and green, with a eight-teethed black cogwheel (diameter approx. half of the flag's height) in the centre. Directly above the cogwheel lies a yellow rice plant that is below a yellow five pointed star.
		South Asian Communist Banner	Red standard with a large hammer and sickle in the centre.
		Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal	A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red.
		Communist Party of Bangladesh	Red standard with a hammer and sickle on the top-left corner.
		National Awami Party	Red standard.
	1906–present	Bangladesh Muslim League	Green standard with a star and crescent.
		Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh	Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white.
		Bangladesh Islami Front	A black field inscribed with the Arabic shahada with a vertical white bar at the hoist.
		Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena	Two horizontal bands of black and green with a white vertical band on the hoist side.
		Bangladesh Chhatra League
		Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti	A vertical bicolour of white and red, charged with a yellow star centred on the white portion.

Separatist rebel movements[]

Flag	Date	Party	Description
		Shanti Bahini (armed wing)	A vertical bicolour of red and white, charged with a yellow star centred on the white portion.
		Zomi Revolutionary Army	A red field charged with a green cross with yellow borders that extend to the edges.

Ethnic groups flags[]

Flag	Date	Party	Description
		Chakma people

Historical flags[]

Date	Use	Description
1206–1352	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]
–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.
–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]