Gallantry award in Bangladesh
Award
Bir Protik
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Type | Military medal |
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Awarded for | Bravery/Courage |
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Presented by | Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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Status | Awarded on 15 December 1973 |
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First awarded | 15 December 1973 |
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Total | 426 |
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Total awarded posthumously | 60 |
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Total recipients | 426 |
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Precedence |
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Next (higher) | Bir Bikrom |
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Equivalent | Bir Durjoy |
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Individual equivalent | 426 |
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Bir Protik (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক Bīr Pratīk, "Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage") is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.[1]
Recipients
This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have received the award so far, all for their actions during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
Bangladesh Army
Sl. no. | Name | Rank (At the time of award) |
1 | Mohammad Abdul Matin | Captain (Provisional) |
2 | Abu Taher Salauddin | Captain |
3 | Mohammad Abdul Matin | Major |
4 | Mohammad Matiur Rahman (2nd East Bengal) | Major |
5 | M Ain Uddin | Major |
6 | Akbar Hossain | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
7 | Mohammad Nazrul Haque | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
8 | Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patwari | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
9 | Mohammad Abdur Rashid | Captain |
10 | Mohammad Shahidul Islam | Captain |
11 | Syed Moinuddin Ahmed | Captain |
12 | Aktar Ahmed | Captain |
13 | Mohammad Anwar Hossain | Captain |
14 | Delwar Hossain | Captain |
15 | Sitara Begum | Captain |
16 | Didarul Alam | Lieutenant |
17 | Rashed Chowdhury (revoked) | Lieutenant |
18 | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | Lieutenant |
19 | M. Harunur Rashid | Lieutenant |
20 | Ibne Fazal Badiuzzaman (Shaheed) | Lieutenant |
21 | Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan | Lieutenant |
22 | Mohammad Humayun Kabir Chowdhury | Lieutenant - |
23 | Mohammad Shafique Ullah | Lieutenant |
24 | Kazi Sazzad Zahir | Second Lieutenant |
25 | Mahbubul Alam | Second Lieutenant |
26 | Sayed Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
27 | Alik Kumar Gupta | Second Lieutenant |
28 | nurul azim Chowdhury Captain |
29 | K. M. Abu Bakr | Second Lieutenant |
30 | Mizanur Rahman Mia | Second Lieutenant |
31 | Taher Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
32 | Monzur Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
33 | Samsul Alam | Second Lieutenant |
34 | Jomil Uddin Ahsan | Second Lieutenant |
35 | Wakar Hasan | Second Lieutenant |
36 | Masudur Rahman | Second Lieutenant |
37 | Zahirul Haque Khan | Second Lieutenant |
38 | Waliul Islam | Second Lieutenant |
39 | Shawkat Ali | Second Lieutenant |
40 | Modasir Hossain Khan | Second Lieutenant |
41 | Rawshan Iazdani Bhuyan | Second Lieutenant |
42 | Jahangir Usman | Second Lieutenant |
Bangladesh Air Force
Sl. no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
| Squadron Leader | Sadruddin Hossain |
| Squadron Leader | Muhammad Hamidullah Khan |
Bangladesh Navy
Sl. no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
| Unknown | Faruk-e-Azam[2][3] |
Mukti Bahini (Freedom fighters)
Post Liberation War
Bangladesh Army
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
| | Major | Hasinur Rahman |
| | Capt (Later Brigadier) | A.T.M Anisuzzaman |
See also
References
- ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense,Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (10 August 2024). "ফারুক-ই-আজম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ "Ex-Naval commando, fmr Election Commissioner, and more: Meet Bangladesh's interim govt". The Indian Express. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024.
- ^ "বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ". www.bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 29 November 2021.