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Largest human national flag
27,117 people formed the flag of Bangladesh at the National Parade Ground on Victory Day 2013.
- Record holder
- 27,117 volunteers, Bangladesh Army & Robi
- National Parade Ground, Dhaka · Dhaka
The Registry
Officially adjudicated achievements across every category.
Category
Location
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Most people washing hands simultaneously
A nationwide hygiene campaign put 52,970 children at the washbasin at the same moment.
- Record holder
- 52,970 schoolchildren with UNICEF Bangladesh
- Dhaka and nationwide · Dhaka
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First chess Grandmaster in South Asia
Earned the Grandmaster title in 1987 at the age of twenty-one.
- Record holder
- Niaz Murshed
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Among the world's largest UN peacekeeping contributors
Bangladesh has repeatedly ranked first among troop- and police-contributing countries to United Nations missions.
- Record holder
- Bangladesh Armed Forces & Police
- United Nations missions worldwide · Dhaka
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Greatest distance on a bicycle balancing a football on the head
Abdul Halim rode 20.20 km in Magura while keeping a football balanced on his head.
- Record holder
- Abdul Halim
- Magura, Khulna Division · Khulna
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Largest human image of a hand
11,157 people formed the image of a hand in Dhaka to promote handwashing.
- Record holder
- 11,157 participants, Lifebuoy Bangladesh
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Longest human chain (length)
Over 5 million people joined hands for 1,050 km, from Teknaf to Tentulia.
- Record holder
- Supporters of 14 parties led by the Bangladesh Awami League
- Teknaf to Tentulia · Chattogram
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Most basketball arm rolls in one minute
152 arm rolls in 60 seconds by Noakhali's serial record-breaker.
- Record holder
- Konok Karmakar
- Noakhali, Chattogram Division · Chattogram
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Most coins stacked into a tower in one minute
A 16-year-old from Hathazari stacked 75 coins in a minute.
- Record holder
- Ayman Mohammad
- Hathazari, Chattogram · Chattogram