Bangladesh on Monday formed the world’s largest human national flag in the capital to mark the 43rd Victory Day in an attempt to make it to the Guinness World Records.
The largest ever human national flag of Bangladesh was formed with 27,172 volunteers at the National Parade Ground. A team of 18 auditors of Huda Vasi, a Guinness-accredited audit firm, was present to oversee the effort. The auditors will submit relevant documents and the images of the human national flag of Bangladesh to the Guinness World Records committee for a formal declaration of the world record.
Each and every participant, including personnel of the Bangladesh Army, school students and members of the general public, raised green and red placards at 1:36 pm and held the placards for five minutes to create a new Guinness World Record by forming the world’s largest human national flag.
From early morning, the parade ground received an overwhelming number of volunteers, who thronged the venue to participate and hold up placards. Some watched the incredible attempt from the sidelines as a new chapter in Bangladesh’s history was written.
Robi Axiata Ltd, one of the leading mobile phone operators in Bangladesh, in partnership with the Bangladesh Army, made the record-breaking attempt.
The main objective of this attempt at the record was not only to celebrate Victory Day this year but also to show the world the inner strength and unity of the people of Bangladesh, organisers explained. Speaking at the event, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, chief financial officer of Robi, said the company had come forward to mark a historical milestone with the national flag of Bangladesh. “We thought that Victory Day would be the best day to mark the milestone,” he said.
“We have been showing the world our unity and strength since the Victory Day achieved 42 years ago,” he added.
Earlier, Pakistan created a Guinness World Record by forming the largest human national flag on October 21, 2012, with 24,200 participants attending the Punjab Youth Festival at the National Hockey Stadium in Pakistan’s Lahore city.
-With The Independent input
