National flag to be hoisted at govt, private buildings on March 26

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DHAKA, March 19, 2019 (BSS) – The national flag will be hoisted atop all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings as well as diplomatic missions abroad as part of the Independence and National Day celebration programme on March 26.

According to the Article 4(1) of Bangladesh Constitution, the national flag shall consist of a circle, coloured red throughout its area, resting on a green background, said an official handout.

As per Bangladesh Flag Rules, the ‘National Flag’ will be in bottle green and rectangular in size in the proportion of length to width 10: 6 bearing a red circle on the body of the green.

The red circle will have a radius of one-fifth of the length of the flag. There are three sizes of the flag for buildings – 10’x6′, 5’x3′ and 2.5’x1.5′.