National Anthem of Bangladesh

 

The national anthem of Bangladesh is 'Amar Sonar Bangla'.  It is part of a Bengali song of the same title written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The word sonar means 'made of gold', but sonar bungalows can be understood in song or refer to the value of Bengal. Colour of paddy fields before harvest.

Political Context of Bangladesh

The Mughals ruled the country from the end of the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century. Proto-industrialization Mughal Bengal became a semi-independent country under the Nawabs of Bengal. In the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757, the region was annexed by the British East India Company.