shapla A National icon of Bangladesh

The national flower of Bangladesh is shapla (water lily). Shapa is a flower floating at ease in almost every water bodies of Bangladesh. Beels haros, brooks, ponds etc. Are abodes of this flower. There are two types of Shapla differing in color. One is white and the other  is pink. Other than adding to the beauty of Bangladesh, Shapla is a delicious item of food for Bangladesh. Rural people consume it as curry. Children are also fond of eating stem and the fruit ever green.Bangladesh adore this flower which is expressed better by making a dummy of Shapla called Shapla chattar at motijheel in Dhaka.

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