Bir Uttom
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| 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 (Template:Lang-bn), 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.
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 killers of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during a military coup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Captain | Mohammad Rafiqul Islam |
| 13 | B.S.S.-7704 | Captain | Abdus Salek Choudhury |
| 14 | B.A.-7335 | Major | Mohammad Rafiqul Islam |
| 15 | - | Leader Gonobahini | Khaja Nazimuddin (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 |
| 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 | Aftab Kader |
| 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. Imadul Haque (Shaheed) |
| 28 | N.Y.A. | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Muhammad Anwar Hossain (Shaheed) |
| 29 | S.S.-33 | 2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal) | Abu Moyeen Mohammad 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) |
| Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 57 | 0072 | Naval Commando | Mohammad Shah Alam |
| Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | B.D- 1300 | Group Captain | A K Khandker |
| 59 | B.D. -3733 | Wing Commander | M. K. Basar |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | - | Brigadier General (Posthumous) | Jamil Uddin Ahmad |
See also
References
- ^ "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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