Bangladesh
/ Basic Facts
A
unitary and sovereign republic known as the People's Republic
of Bangladesh. Become an independent nation on 26 March 1971
. The nine-month long war of liberation inspired by Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujihur Rahman culminated in victory
of Bangladesh forces over the Pakistani occupiers on 16 December
1971. The region was under Muslim rule for five and a half centuries
since the thirteenth century, since 1757 A D under British rule
for two centuries and become a province of Pakistan between 1947
and 1971. The head of state is President Shahahuddin Ahmed Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, the head of government.
Bangla,
is the state language.
The
national anthem of Bangladesh comprises the firs ten lines of
the song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' by Rahindranath Tagore.
The
national flag of the Republic consists of a circle coloured red
resting on a rectangular background. The emblem of the Republic
is the flower Shapla (nympoea nouchiali ) resting on water having
on each side sheaf of paddy surmounted by three connected leaves
of jute with two stars on each side of the leaves.
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