Bir Uttom
Bir Uttom | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Brave warrior of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 |
Description | The second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh |
Presented by | Bangladesh |
Eligibility | 2nd Highest Gallantry Award of Bangladesh |
Status | 15 December 1973 |
Established | 1973 |
First awarded | 15 December 1973 |
Last awarded | 22 April 2010 |
Total | 69 |
Total awarded posthumously | 22 |
Total recipients | 69 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Bir Shrestho |
Next (lower) | Bir Bikrom |
Bir Uttom (Bengali: বীর উত্তম, lit. 'Great Valiant Hero') is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual.[1]
Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Uttom.[2]
Recipients[]
This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 67 people have been rewarded for their bravery and dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
Lieutenant Bir Uttam (1966-1989) was posted in 1 Field Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. On 8 September 1989, he led a 17 member team of Bangladesh Army soldiers and attacked a terrorist Shanti Bahini camp. Lieutenant Rahman was injured during the clash and he died on 8 September 1989 at 8.15 am. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom award. [3]
In April 2010, Brigadier General Jamil Uddin Ahmad was posthumously conferred with the Bir Uttom for being the only army officer present and who was killed while trying to counter the successful assassination attempt on Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.
The following list has been prepared from the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973:
Bangladesh Army[]
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of the award) | NAME |
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01 | B.A.-5115 | Major | Ziaur Rahman |
02 | B.R.R.-1550 | Lieutenant colonel | Md. A. Rob, M.N.A. |
03 | B.A.-5121 | Major | K. M. Shafiullah |
04 | B.A.-3613 | Major | Chitta Ranjan Dutta |
05 | B.A.-2215 | Major | Quazi Nuruzzaman |
06 | B.A.-5512 | Major | Mir Shawkat Ali |
07 | B.A.-5553 | Major | Khaled Mosharraf |
08 | B.A.-6030 | Major | Abul Manzur |
09 | B. A.-6472 | Major | Abu Taher |
10 | B.A.-182 | Major | A.J.M Aminul Haque |
11 | B.A.-6286 | Captain | A. N. M. Nuruzzaman |
12 | B.A.-7210 | Major | Rafiqul Islam |
13 | B.S.S.-7704 | Captain | |
14 | - | Leader Gonobahini | Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan (Shaheed) |
15 | B.A.-7942 | Captain | |
16 | B.S.S.-8544 | Major | A.T.M. Haider |
17 | B.S.S.-10012 | Captain | M.A. Gaffar Haldar |
18 | B.A.-10170 | Major | Shariful Haque Dalim |
19 | B.A.-11521 | Captain | Mohammad Shahjahan |
20 | B.A.-11562 | Captain | |
21 | B.A.-6489 | Major | |
22 | B.A.-10561 | Captain | Mirza Aftabul Qader |
23 | B.A.-11038 | Captain | (Shaheed) |
24 | - | Captain (2-E.Bengal) | Salah Uddin Momtaz (Posthumously) |
25 | B.A.-10244 | Captain (2-E.Bengal) | |
26 | N.Y.A. | Lieutenant (8-E. Bengal) | S. M. Imdadul Hoque (Shaheed) |
27 | N.Y.A. | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Mohammad Anwar Hossain (Shaheed) |
28 | S.S.-33 | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad (Shaheed) |
29 | B.J.O.-26507 | Subedar (3-East Bengal) | |
30 | B.J.O.-3932129 | Subedar | |
31 | B.J.O.-3933821 | Naib Subedar | (Shaheed) |
32 | B.J.O.-3933525 | Naib Subedar | Moinul Hossain (Shaheed) |
33 | N.Y.A. | Naib Subedar (3-East Bengal) | Habibur Rahman |
34 | 3931908 | Havildar | (Shaheed) |
35 | 3940899 | Havildar | |
36 | 1240160 | Havildar | Nasir Uddin (Shaheed) |
37 | 3937853 | Naik | (Shaheed) |
38 | 3937853 | Lance Naik | (Shaheed) |
39 | 14561 | Lance Naik | |
40 | 6804756 | Sepoy | (Shaheed) |
41 | - | Sepoy (8-E. Bengal) | (Shaheed) |
42 | - | Sepoy (9-E. Bengal) | (Shaheed) |
43 | B.J.O.-893 | Subedar | (Shaheed) |
44 | B.J.O.-8772 | Naib Subedar | (Shaheed) |
45 | 6613 | Naik | (Shaheed) |
46 | 17663 | Sepoy | Abu Taleb (Shaheed) |
47 | 0259 | Sepoy | |
48 | 13075 | Sepoy | Anwar Hossain (Shaheed) |
49 | 6040 | Sepoy | (Shaheed) |
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Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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50 | 0148 | Naval Commando | Mozahar Ullah |
51 | 66059 | L/S | Mohammad Zalal Uddin |
52 | 66252 | E-R-A | Mohammad Afzal Miah |
53 | 640512 | M-E-I | Mohammad Badiul Alam |
54 | 620316 | A-B | Mohammed Sirajul Moula |
55 | 67981 | Sub/Lt. | Abdul Wahid Choudhury |
56 | 0230 | Sub/Lt. | Matiur Rahman (Bir Bikrom) |
57 | 0072 | Naval Commando | Mohammad Shah Alam |
Bangladesh Air Force[]
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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58 | B.D- 1300 | Group captain | Abdul Karim Khandker |
59 | B.D. -3733 | Wing commander | M Khademul Bashar |
60 | 4295 | Squadron Leader | Sultan Mahmud |
61 | 4921 | Flight Lieutenant | |
62 | 4974 | Flight Lieutenant | Badrul Alam |
63 | 5121 | Flying Officer | Liaquat Ali Khan |
Civilians[]
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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64 | - | Captain | Shahabuddin |
65 | - | Captain | |
66 | - | Captain | Sharfuddin |
67 | - | H. 2nd Lt. | |
68 | - | - | Abdul Kader Siddiqui |
Post 1971[]
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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69 | B.A.-3176 | Lieutenant (Posthumous) | |
70 | - | Brigadier General (Posthumous) | Jamil Uddin Ahmad |
See also[]
- Bir Shreshtho
- Bir Bikrom
- Bir Protik
References[]
- ^ Report, Star Online (30 April 2015). "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
- ^ Major General (Retired) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim " Chittagong Hill Tract Peace Process and Situation Analysis (Bengali Book)
- Military awards and decorations of Bangladesh