Bir Protik

Bir Protik
Bir Protik
Type	Medal
Awarded for	Bravery/Courage
Presented by	Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Status	Awarded on 15 December 1973
First awarded	15 December 1973
Total	426
Total awarded posthumously	60
Total recipients	426
Precedence
Next (higher)	Bir Bikrom
Individual; equivalent	426

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.	Rank (At the time of award)	Name
01	Captain (Provisional)	M. A. Matin
06	Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)	Akbar Hossain
18	Captain	Syed Muhammad Ibrahim
19	Lieutenant	M Harun-Ar-Rashid
21	Lieutenant	Muhammad Nazrul Islam
35	Second Lieutenant	Wakar Hasan

Bangladesh Air Force[]

Sl. no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
	Squadron Leader
	Squadron Leader	Muhammad Hamidullah Khan

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

		Abdul Awal Sarkar
		Ayez Uddin Ahmed^[2]

References[]

^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense,Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
^ "বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ". www.bgb.gov.bd. Retrieved 29 November 2021.