Flag of Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh The national flag of Bangladesh ( ) was adopted officially on 17 January 1972. It consists of a red disc on top of a green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying. The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh. The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The flag is similar to the Japanese flag, with the difference being the Japanese flag depicting the red disc centered on a
Flag of Mpumalanga Flag of Mpumalanga The provincial flag of Mpumalanga was adopted in 1996, making the province the first (and so far, only) of South Africa's nine provinces to make use of an official provincial flag. The other provinces currently use the province's coat of arms on a white background. The design also features in the province's coat of arms. The canton of the flag is dominated by a stylised red Barberton daisy, a plant which is indigenous to the province. The diagonal strip of blue and white separating the green and gold bars is meant to represent the escarpment of the