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{{Short description|National emblem  the People's Republic of Bangladesh}}
{{distinguish|Government Seal of Bangladesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox coat of arms
| name = National emblem of Bangladesh<br>{{nobold|বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় প্রতীক }}
| image = National emblem of Bangladesh.svg
| image_width = 250
| armiger = [[Bangladesh|People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
| year_adopted = {{start date and age|1972|||df=y|p=y}}
| shield = The national flower, the [[Nymphaea nouchali|water lily]] resting on water, having on each side an ear of paddy and being surmounted by three connected leaves of jute with two stars on each side of the leaves
}}
The '''National Emblem of Bangladesh''' ({{lang|bn|বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় প্রতীক}}) is used by the [[government of Bangladesh]] and its agencies. The emblem appears on official government documents and [[Bangladeshi Taka|currency]].

The emblem was adopted shortly after independence in 1971. In the centre is a [[Nymphaea nouchali|water lily]], that is bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above the water lily are four [[star]]s and three connected [[jute]] leaves. The water lily is the country's national flower, and is representative of the many rivers that run through [[Bangladesh]]. Rice represents its presence as the staple food of Bangladesh, and for the agriculture of that nation. The four stars symbolise the four founding principles of the Republic that were enshrined in the [[Constitution of Bangladesh]]: [[Bengali nationalism|nationalism]], [[Socialism in Bangladesh|socialism]], [[Democracy in Bangladesh|democracy]], and [[Secularism in Bangladesh|secularism]].

The details of the emblem are inscribed in the constitution:

{{Blockquote|প্রজাতন্ত্রের জাতীয় প্রতীক হইতেছে উভয় পার্শ্বে ধান্যশীর্ষবেষ্টিত, পানিতে ভাসমান জাতীয় পুষ্প শাপলা, তাহার শীর্ষদেশে পাটগাছের তিনটি পরস্পর-সংযুক্ত পত্র, তাহার উভয় পার্শ্বে দুইটি করিয়া তারকা৷<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-957/section-29341.html |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের সংবিধানের অনুচ্ছেদ ৪(৩) |date=1972-11-04 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230226145127/http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-957/section-29341.html |archive-date=2023-02-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>|বাংলাদেশের সংবিধানের অনুচ্ছেদ ৪(৩)}}

{{Blockquote|The national emblem of the Republic is the national flower Shapla (''[[Nymphaea nouchali]]'') resting on water, having on each side an ear of paddy and being surmounted by three connected leaves of jute with two stars on each side of the leaves.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Cytological studies of ''Nymphaea'' species available in Bangladesh |author1=A Hossain |author2=G Kabir |author3=M M Ud-deen |author4=A M S Alam |name-list-style=amp |journal=Journal of Bio-Science |volume=15 |pages=7–13 |year=2007 |doi=10.3329/jbs.v15i0.2197 |url=http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBS/article/view/2197 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh {{!}} 4. National anthem, flag and emblem |url=http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-367/section-24551.html |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd}}</ref>|Article 4(3)|[[Constitution of Bangladesh]]}}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
National Emblem of Bangladesh Monochrome.svg|National Emblem of Bangladesh Monochrome
Presidential Crest of Bangladesh.svg|Crest of the [[President of Bangladesh]]
Seal of the President of Bangladesh.svg|Seal of the [[President of Bangladesh]]
Prime Minister's Crest of Bangladesh.svg|Crest of the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]
Seal of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.svg|Seal of the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]
Seal of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.svg|Seal of the [[Chief Adviser of Bangladesh]]
Badge of British Bengal.svg|Badge of [[Bengal Presidency]] during [[British Raj|British Rule in India]]
Emblem of East Bengal (1947-1956).svg|Emblem of [[East Bengal]]
East Pakistan Emblem (1956-1970).svg|Emblem of [[East Pakistan]] (1956–1970)
Emblem of East Pakistan (1970–1971).svg|Emblem of East Pakistan (1970–1971)
৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা সম্মূখভাগ - 50 Paisa year 2001 Front Part.png|National Emblem of Bangladesh on coin ([[Bangladeshi fifty-poysha coin|50 Poisha]], 2001)
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Flag of Bangladesh]]
*[[Government Seal of Bangladesh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Symbols of Bangladesh |state=expanded}}
{{Coats of arms of Asia}}

{{Bangladesh topics}}

[[Category:National emblems|Bangladesh]]
[[Category:National symbols of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with rice|Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with stars|Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with jute|Bangladesh]]


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