Amar Sonar Bangla
| English: My Golden Bengal | |
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| আমার সোনার বাংলা | |
National anthem of Bangladesh | |
| Lyrics | Rabindranath Tagore, 1905 (disputed) |
| Music | Rabindranath Tagore (adapted from a melody by Gagan Harkara) |
| Adopted | 10 April 1971 (provisional) 16 December 1972 (official) |
| Preceded by |
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| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
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"Amar Sonar Bangla" (Bengali: আমার সোনার বাংলা, lit. 'My Golden Bengal', pronounced [ˈamaɾ ˈʃonaɾ ˈbaŋla]) is the national anthem of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. An ode to Mother Bengal, the lyrics were written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. Although some unreliable sources claim that the song “Amar Sonar Bangla” was written in 1905 in the context of the Partition of Bengal movement, the absence of the song’s original manuscript prevents this claim from being verified with complete certainty.