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March 2 is the National Flag Day of Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the first national flag was hoisted at the Kala Bhaban of Dhaka University. Flag with gold map in the middle of the red circle on the green ground. On the same day, the flag was hoisted by ASM Abdur Rob, Vice President of Daksh.

HISTORY
On March 2, the general public responded to the exploitation, injustice, oppression and injustice of the Pakistani ruling class at the initiative of the then Daksu leaders. In fact, it was through the hoisting of the flag that day that the Bengali students and people were aroused by the fire of the freedom struggle and started their journey towards independence. The hoisting of the flag shows that there is no alternative to an independent Bangladesh. After many long sacrifices of 9 months, independent sovereign Bangladesh emerged in exchange for blood.This flag is considered as our national flag for 9 months of freedom struggle.

As the session of the National Assembly of Pakistan was adjourned on March 2, people of all walks of life, regardless of party affiliation, took to the streets of Dhaka in the morning, turning Dhaka into a city of processions. People of various classes and professions started gathering in the Dhaka University area against the tyranny, oppression, exploitation and oppression of the Pakistani ruling class. The fearless student community and the people ignored the bloody eyes of Pakistan and said that the Bengalis would not bow their heads.The first map of Bangladesh was hoisted by the then leader of Chhatra League ASM Abdur Rob. At that time the student assembly was led by Noor Alam Siddiqui, Abdul Quddus Makhan, Shahjahan Siraj, ASM Abdur Rab and others.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman first hoisted the national flag with his own hands on 23 March 1971 at his residence in Dhanmondi. Besides, on this day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announced the first non-cooperation movement. The historic public meeting of March 7 at the racecourse ground was also announced on this day. The red circle symbolizes the new sun of freedom snatched away through bloody struggle.

On 16 April 1971, M Hossain Ali, the head of the Deputy High Commission of Pakistan in Calcutta, hoisted the national flag. This is the first hoisting of the national flag of Bangladesh on foreign soil. During the war of liberation, the first national anthem was sung on 17 April at the Amrakan in the present Mujib Nagar in Meherpur.