Bangladesh

STATUS: Independent nation. Formerly under the jurisdiction of Pakistan (1947-1971), and also part of British India (pre-1947).

PRONOUNCED: BANG la desh

CAPITAL: Dhaka

WORLD LOCATION: Southern Asia

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1971

GRAPHICS USED:  Most Bangladesh plates are hand painted on flat steel, although some cast aluminum plates are known. Plates have characters in all Bengali script. Color codes are as follows:

Passenger - white on black

Government - white on red

Government Corporations - white on medium blue

Foreign Personnel - black on yellow

Buses and Taxis - black on white

Motorcycles - white on black, but smaller in size

The President has a round gold crest on his vehicle, with the national coat-of-arms.

PLATES ARE: Owner provided.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: BD   ISO: BGD

CARS DRIVE ON: Left

Header plate photo from the PL8S photo archive.

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