Bangladesh and Its Connection to the World
mother tongue, as well as the uniqueness of the lifestyle and culture associated with the region’s floodplains (Bangladesh, 2018). Bangla constitutes the most salient symbol of Bangladeshi national identity. Its flag, dark green with an off-center red circle, holds the following meaning: green stands for the country’s fields and trees whereas red is symbolic of sun rise and the martyrs of the 1971 independence struggle. The Bangladeshi national anthem, derived from Bengali Nobel prize-winning writer, Rabindranath Tagore’s poem, connects the love for the land and nature to the people’s national… Continue Reading...