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Natl flags 1st designer Shib Narayan dies

Published : Saturday, 20 April, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 364
Valiant freedom fighter Shib Narayan Das, who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before the independence, passed away Friday morning while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 78.

Das was admitted to Dhakas Samorita Hospital with breathing difficulties on Apr 1. On Thursday night, he was moved from Samorita to BSMMU. The flag designed by Das, which included a map of Bangladesh, was an integral part of Bangladeshs struggle for independence. The flag was flown for the first time at the Kala Bhaban at Dhaka University on Mar 2, 1971.

Das, a Chhatra League leader at the time, was one of those who helped make the iconic red and green flag with a yellow image of Bangladesh at its centre. A group of the student organisations activists had come up with the design at a Dhaka University residential hall on Jun 6, 1970.

In 1972, after Bangladesh gained its independence, the government tasked artist Quamrul Hassan to re-design the flag. Hassans design removed the yellow map and finalised the green and red design as Bangladeshs national flag.    â€”Agencies



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