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Bangladesh, officially the
People's Republic of Bangladesh, declared
independence from Pakistan on the 26th of March 1971, following the election of
a pro-independence provincial government.
During the
subsequent nine months of civil war, independence forces used a flag consisting of a yellow
silhouetted map of Bangladesh on a red disc, the disc off-centre on a green field.
Bangladesh's official
separation from Pakistan was achieved on the 16th of December 1971.
In January 1972, the successful Bangladeshi government adopted
a revised version of the flag used during the struggle for independence.
The current flag,
adopted on the 25th of January 1972, bears the red disc, off-centre on a green
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