Bir Protik

Bir Protik
TypeMilitary medal
Awarded forBravery/Courage
Presented byGovernment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
StatusAwarded on 15 December 1973
First award15 December 1973
Total426
Total awarded posthumously
60
Total recipients426
Precedence
Next (higher)Bir Bikrom
EquivalentBir Durjoy
Individual equivalent
426

Bir Protik (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক, lit. 'Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage') is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.

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. Harun-Ar-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 Quazi Sazzad Ali 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 Jamilud Din 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
43 Mohammed Nurul Hoque Bhuiyan Honorary Captain

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. NAME Rank (At the time of award)
Faruk-e-Azam Unknown
Rawshan Mehdi Lieutenant (Gallantry operation at Rangamati)

Mukti Bahini (Freedom fighters)

Sl. no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
12 William A. S. Ouderland (Sector-2)
119 Shahidul Islam (Sector-11)
351 Sub-sector Commander Mahbubur Rob Sadi (Sector-4)
Taramon Bibi
Sitara Begum
Golam Dastagir Gazi
Waresat Hussain Belal
Kakon Bibi
Fazlul Hoque
Abdul Awal Sarkar
Ayez Uddin Ahmed

Post Liberation War

Bangladesh Army

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME Note
Major Hasinur Rahman
Capt (Later Brigadier) A.T.M Anisuzzaman
S. M. Salahuddin Islam For role in CHT conflict

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
  2. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (10 August 2024). "ফারুক-ই-আজম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ". bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 29 November 2021.