Bir Uttom
Bir Uttom | |
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Type | Medal |
Description | The second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh |
Eligibility | 2nd Highest Gallantry Award of Bangladesh |
Status | 15 December 1973 |
Established | 1973 |
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 68 people have been rewarded for their bravery and dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
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:
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 | Abdus Salek Chowdhury |
14 | B.A.-7335 | Major | Mohammad Rafiqul Islam |
15 | - | Leader Gonobahini | Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan (Shaheed) |
16 | B.A.-7942 | Captain | Harun Ahmed Choudhury |
17 | B.S.S.-8544 | Major | A.T.M. Haider |
18 | B.S.S.-10012 | Captain | M.A. Gaffar Haldar |
19 | B.A.-10170 | Major | Shariful Haque Dalim |
20 | B.A.-11521 | Captain | Mohammad Shahjahan |
21 | B.A.-11562 | Captain | Mahbubur Rahman |
22 | B.A.-6489 | Major | Mohammad Ziauddin |
23 | B.A.-10561 | Captain | Mirza Aftabul Qader |
24 | B.A.-11038 | Captain | Mahbubur Rahman (Shaheed) |
25 | - | Captain (2-E.Bengal) | Salah Uddin Momtaz (Posthumously) |
26 | B.A.-10244 | Captain (2-E.Bengal) | Mohammad Azizur Rahman |
27 | N.Y.A. | Lieutenant (8-E. Bengal) | S. M. Imdadul Hoque (Shaheed) |
28 | N.Y.A. | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Mohammad Anwar Hossain (Shaheed) |
29 | S.S.-33 | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad (Shaheed) |
30 | B.J.O.-26507 | Subedar (3-East Bengal) | Aftab Ali |
31 | B.J.O.-3932129 | Subedar | Fayez Ahmed |
32 | B.J.O.-3933821 | Naib Subedar | Belayet Ahmed (Shaheed) |
33 | B.J.O.-3933525 | Naib Subedar | Moinul Hossain (Shaheed) |
34 | N.Y.A. | Naib Subedar (3-East Bengal) | Habibur Rahman |
35 | 3931908 | Havildar | Md. Shah Alam (Shaheed) |
36 | 3940899 | Havildar | Nurul Amin |
37 | 1240160 | Havildar | Nasir Uddin (Shaheed) |
38 | 3937853 | Naik | Abdul Mannan (Shaheed) |
39 | 3937853 | Lance Naik | Abdul Latif (Shaheed) |
40 | 14561 | Lance Naik | Abdus Sattar |
40 | 6804756 | Sepoy | Nurul Haque (Shaheed) |
41 | - | Sepoy (8-E. Bengal) | Mohammad Shamsuzzaman (Shaheed) |
42 | - | Sepoy (9-E. Bengal) | Shafil Min (Shaheed) |
43 | B.J.O.-893 | Subedar | Fazlu Rahman (Shaheed) |
44 | B.J.O.-8772 | Naib Subedar | Mujibur Rahman (Shaheed) |
45 | 6613 | Naik | Shafiuddin Choudhury (Shaheed) |
46 | 17663 | Sepoy | Abu Taleb (Shaheed) |
47 | 0259 | Sepoy | Mohammad Salahuddin Ahmed |
48 | 13075 | Sepoy | Anwar Hossain (Shaheed) |
49 | 6040 | Sepoy | Ershad Ali (Shaheed) |
50 | 10781 | Sepoy | Mohammed Abdul Jalil |
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 |
598987 | 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 |
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 | Samsul Alam |
62 | 4974 | Flight Lieutenant | Badrul Alam |
63 | 5121 | Flying Officer | Liakat Ali Khan |
Civilians
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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64 | - | Captain | Shahabuddin |
65 | - | Captain | Akram |
66 | - | Captain | Sharfuddin |
67 | - | H. 2nd Lt. | M H Siddiqui |
68 | - | - | Abdul Kader Siddiqui |
Post 1971
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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69 | - | Brigadier General (Posthumous) | Jamil Uddin Ahmad |
See also
References
- ^ "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.