| Government Seal of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ সরকারের সীলমোহর | |
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| Armiger | Government of Bangladesh |
| Adopted | 1971 (55 years ago) (1971) |
| Use | Government official documents, passports, and other government offices. |
TheGovernment Seal of Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ সরকারের সীল) is theofficial seal[citation needed] of thePeople's Republic of Bangladesh. It is used by theGovernment of Bangladesh in official documents including passports.[1]
The seal features the same design elements as the firstflag of Bangladesh in a circular setting. The outer white ring is shown with the caption of the official name of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali:গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার) with four red 5-pointed stars, symbolisingnationalism,socialism,democracy,secularism, the four key principles of the Republic enshrined in theConstitution. In the center is the country map on a red disc.
The seal was adopted as the temporaryNational Emblem of Bangladesh by theProvisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh popularly known as theMujibnagar Government, which was thegovernment in exile ofBangladesh based inKolkata,India, during theBangladesh Liberation War. Formed in early April 1971, the provisional government confirmed the declaration of independence ofEast Pakistan made earlier in the same year by Bengali nationalist leaderSheikh Mujibur Rahman on 26 March.
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