Flag of Bangladesh at the Battle of Karbala. According to "CIA World Fact Book", the green used in the flag represent the lushness of the green landscape of the country. On 13 January 1972 the flag was modified. The map from the center was removed and the red disk moved towards the hoist. The red in the center is a symbolic representation of the blood Bengalis shed in the Bangladesh Liberation War. According to Bangladeshi government specifications, following is the specification of the national flag: The national flag of Bangladesh is flown on all working days on important government buildings and offices, e.g.,
Flag of Benin less than a year later on August 1, 1960. In 1972, a coup d'état took place in the country, with the new government aligning itself with Marxist–Leninist ideals. In order to symbolize the revolutionary change, the regime renamed the country to Benin and instituted a new flag three years later. This featured a green field charged with a five-pointed red star in the top-left canton. However, the regime's flag was never adopted by law, making it only the "de facto" flag of Benin. The green flag remained in place until 1990, when economic problems and the weakening of the Soviet