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Senior Tigers

Background

After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947., the then Pakistani Government (later Bangladesh) decided to create a regular force with only Bengalis from East Pakistan. With this ideology, on 15th February 1948 the 1st East Bengal Regiment was formed which created a new era for the then Bengalis. The regiment was initially formed with soldiers from 1256 and 1407 Indian Pioneer Company. They were gathered in Kurmitola Cantonment in 1947. This new force was first led by Captain M A Goni and Bengali Subedar Mohammad Golam Mawla (later Honorary Captain). On 15th February 1948 the then Governor of East Pakistan Sir Fredrick Brabourne led the foundation stone of the 1st East Bengal regiment, commonly known as 'Senior Tigers' (nom de plume). This battalion is the oldest battalion of Bangladesh Army and the only battalion that actively participated in three wars - Indo Pak War of 1965, The Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 The National Archives - Homepageand The Gulf War of 1990

Unit Establishment

Date: 15 February, 1948.

Place: Darogabagicha, Kurmitola Cantonment (At present Zia Colony)

First Commanding Officer: The first Commanding Officer of the Senior Tigers Lieutenant Colonel V J E Patterson was a WWII veteran and late of the British Indian Army and Pakistan Army.

First Bengali Commanding Officer: The then Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, psc (the Commander-in-chief of Bangladeshi Forces during liberation war) commanded as the first Bengali Commanding Officer from October 1952 till February 1954.

First Subedar Major: Honorary Captain Fateh Mohammad Khan.

Raising Officers:

(1)      First Second-in-command: Major F P Jahan.

(2)      First Adjutant: Captain Abdul Jabbar.

(3)      First Quartermaster: Lieutenant Monk Kawaii.

Commanding Officers

Serial	Army Number	Rank	Name	Period
				From	To
1	-	Lieutenant Colonel	V J E Patterson	1948	1949
2	-	Lieutenant Colonel	R M Sarowar Khan	1949	1951
3	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Sardar Hossain	1951	1952
4	PA-171	Lieutenant Colonel	M A G Osmani, psc	1952	18-2-54
5	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Ahmad, MC, psc	08-11-54	06-8-55
6	PA-666	Lieutenant Colonel	S R H Rezvi, psc	29-8-55	10-3-57
7	PA-420	Lieutenant Colonel	Fazal Rahim	18-4-57	22-7-57
8	PA-955	Lieutenant Colonel	Abdul Wahed Niaji	05-8-57	13-3-58
9	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Abul Bashir Khan	29-4-58	30-6-62
10	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Yakub	01-7-62	06-3-63
11	PA-1677	Lieutenant Colonel	Abu Taher Khairul Haque, SJ, psc	31-12-62	30-6-66
12	PA-1763	Lieutenant Colonel	Haque Newaj Kaiyani, SJ	01-8-66	26-6-67
13	PA-3478	Lieutenant Colonel	S Mohammad Jaidi, psc	26-6-67	23-5-69
14	PA-4484	Lieutenant Colonel	Q G Dostogir, psc	23-5-69	19-4-70
15	PA-4051	Lieutenant Colonel	Rezaul Jalil, psc	19-4-70	29-3-71
16	BSS-10691	Captain	Hafij Uddin Ahmed, BB	30-3-71	20-6-71
17	-	Major	Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, BB	21-6-71	02-8-71
18	PA-6489	Major	Mohammad Zia Uddin, BB	03-8-71	06-8-72
19	-	Major	Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patowari, BB	07-8-72	07-1-75
20	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Motiur Rahman	08-1-75	06-3-76
21	-	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patowari, BB	07-3-76	12-2-77
22	-	Major	A F M Mainul Ahsan	13-2-77	08-12-77
23	-	Lieutenant Colonel	A F M Mainul Ahsan	09-12-77	01-8-79
24	BA-496	Lieutenant Colonel	Abdul Mohit Khan, psc	30-8-79	21-7-82
25	BA-756	Lieutenant Colonel	Sheikh Md Abdur Rashid, psc	21-7-82	12-12-82
26	BA-763	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Faruk Khan, psc	10-1-83	25-6-83
27	BA-762	Lieutenant Colonel	Ahsan Nazmul Amin	19-7-83	15-10-84
28	BA-939	Lieutenant Colonel	Motiur Rahman	03-12-84	07-9-86
29	BA-685	Lieutenant Colonel	Khandakar Md Nurunnabi	03-9-86	21-7-87
30	BA-1075	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Sadek Ali	22-7-87	18-2-89
31	BA-956	Lieutenant Colonel	Shabab Ashfaq, psc	19-2-89	05-7-89
32	BA-1263	Lieutenant Colonel	Ahmed Imrul Kayes, psc	06-7-89	22-3-90
33	BA-1145	Lieutenant Colonel	Shah Md Sultan Uddin Iqbal, BB, psc	21-8-90	10-11-91
34	BA-1075	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Sadek Ali	28-12-91	30-5-93
35	BA-1249	Lieutenant Colonel	Alauddin Mohammad Abdul Wadud, BP, psc	11-7-93	31-3-94
36	BA-1752	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Mohobbot Hossain, psc	04-5-94	17-2-95
37	BA-1972	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Ehtesham-Ul-Haque, psc	18-2-95	25-2-96
38	BA-1858	Lieutenant Colonel	Abu Sohel, psc	01-3-96	07-4-97
39	BA-2070	Lieutenant Colonel	Mir Saidur Reza	08-4-97	17-7-97
40	BSS-2048	Lieutenant Colonel	Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, psc	16-10-97	21-3-99
41	BA-1894	Lieutenant Colonel	Shamim Hasan	09-8-99	20-12-00
42	BA-2362	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Imdad Ul Haque, psc	26-12-00	16-2-02
43	BA-1988	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Tozammel Haque	10-4-02	02-11-03
44	BA-2660	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Adur Razzak, psc	19-11-03	10-4-05
45	BA-3144	Lieutenant Colonel	Muhammad Ashraf Ul Kader, psc	20-4-05	31-12-06
46	BA-3422	Lieutenant Colonel	Shakil Ahmed, psc	25-12-06	14-2-09
47	BA-4197	Major	Md Nazmul Haque (Rear Officer Commanding)	15-2-09	06-6-10
48	BA-3125	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Motlub Ahmed, AFWC, psc	07-6-10	16-11-10
49	BA-4465	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Hamidunnabi Chowdhury	02-11-10	18-9-11
50	BA-4113	Lieutenant Colonel	Salahuddin Khaled	19-9-11	21-10-13
51	BA-5164	Lieutenant Colonel	Azahar Uddin Ahmed, psc	21-10-13	07-2-16
52	BA-6003	Lieutenant Colonel	Zahidur Rahman, psc	08-2-16	14-1-18
53	BA-6477	Lieutenant Colonel	Md Rifat Sayeed Chowdhury, psc	14-1-18	06-12-20
54	BA-6996	Lieutenant Colonel	Mohammad Saiful Islam, psc	07-12-20	15-12-22
55	BA-7345	Lieutenant Colonel	Golam Kibria Khondokar, psc	16-12-22	Till Date

Regimental Color and National Standard

On 26 February 1962 the battalion was decorated with the Regimental Color as one of the finest battalions of the Pakistan Army. General AM Yahya Khan, HJ, SPK, C-in-C, Pakistan Army presented the regimental colors to the unit in a grand ceremony held at the Dhaka Stadium. After the war of independence, the unit received the regimental color for the second time on 02 December 1986 in a parade from President Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, NDC, psc.

On 20 February 1967, the 1st Bengal Regiment was also honored with the National Standard as one of the best battalions of the Pakistan Army. After the War of Independence, this unit again received the National Standard for the 2nd time on 02 December 1986 from the President Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, NDC, psc.

Locations

Serial	Place	Duration
		From	To
1	Kurmitola, Dhaka Cantonment	15-2-1948	30-8-1948
2	Khulna Cantonment	31-8-1948	30-10-1952
3	Jessore Cantonment	01-11-1952	28-11-1955
4	Chittagong Cantonment	01-12-1955	01-12-1955
5	Karachi, Pakistan	12-12-1955	24-12-1955
6	Sialkot, Pakistan	27-12-1955	04-1-1957
7	Abbottabad, Pakistan	07-1-1957	17-10-1957
8	Chittagong Cantonment	01-12-1955	01-12-1955
9	Cumilla Cantonment	28-10-1957	27-2-1960
10	Dhaka Cantonment	23-3-1960	24-3-1960
11	Ukhia, Cox's Bazar	26-3-1960	21-6-1960
12	Comilla Cantonment	22-6-1960	24-10-1963
13	Banu, Peshawar, Pakistan	02-11-1963	15-10-1964
14	Lahore, Pakistan	18-10-1964	11-6-1966
15	Chittagong Cantonment	19-6-1966	19-6-1966
16	Jessore Cantonment	20-6-1966	30-3-1971
17	Liberation War
	a.       Chowgacha	31-93-1971	13-04-1971
	b.       Benapole	14-04-1971	5-1971
	c.       Bongaon, India	5-1971	6-1971
	d.       Teldhala, India	6-1971	9-1971
	e.       Ambasa, India	9-1971	04-12-1971
	f.        Shayestaganj, Sylhet	5-12-1971	31-01-1972
18	Dhaka Cantonment	01-2-1972	06-12-1975
19	B-Baria, Comilla Cantonment	07-12-1975	03-4-1976
20	Comilla Cantonment	04-4-1976	01-8-1977
21	Mahalchari, Khagrachari cantonment	02-8-1977	10-8-1977
22	Comilla Cantonment	11-7-1978	23-3-1979
23	Bandarban Cantonment	24-3-1979	24-6-1982
24	Rangpur Cantonment	28-06-1982	05-01-1987
25	Dighinala, Khagrachari Cantonment	02-2-1987	12-8-1987
26	Mahalchari, Khagrachari cantonment	05-9-1987	06-1-1989
27	Savar cantonment	19-1-1989	05-9-1990
28	Saudi Arabia	06-9-1990	20-5-1991
29	Savar Cantonment	21-5-1991	02-6-1994
30	Baghaihat, Khagrachari Cantonment	03-6-1994	12-6-1997
31	Comilla Cantonment	13-6-1997	29-7-1998
32	Jalalabad Cantonment	30-7-1998	16-2-2001
33	Comilla Cantonment	17-2-2001	21-7-2003
34	Island, Kaptai, Rangamati	22-7-2003	26-7-2006
35	Savar cantonment	27-7-2006	05-4-2012
36	Mainimukh Army Camp, Khagrachari Cantonment	06-4-2012	10-6-2015
37	Syedpur Cantonment	11-6-2015	10-4-2017
38	Rangpur Cantonment	11-4-2017	19-8-2019
39	Rooppur, NPP, Pabna	20-8-2019	08-9-2021
40	Rangpur Cantonment	09-09-2021	23-5-2023
41	Ramu Cantonment	24-5-2023	Till now

First Military Engagement

In 1958, while stationed at Cumilla Cantonment, Senior Tigers fought the first battle – Operation Sharee Dance against the Indian Assam Rifles at the Lakshipur and Mukundpur border posts with the then EPR during the Indo-Pakistani border Conflict

Indo-Pak War of 1965

The then Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel A T K Haque, SJ, PSC deployed all the rifle companies of the battalion in one line in the Bedian sector over a wide area without leaving any depth. The left-most company was D Company, commanded by Major Abdul Hamid Butt. On his right was B Company at Bedian Head on the Lahore Road in Jalandhar, commanded by Major M A Quraishi. The next company was A Company, commanded by Major Ziaur Rahman (later retired Lieutenant General BU, PSC, now deceased) and on the right-most was C Company, commanded by Major Md. Ashraf. On 05-06 September 1965, at 4 am the Indian forces attacked the Bedian Head Bridge with the support of tanks, armored vehicles and air force. But with the help of the fighters of all ranks who were stationed on the defense, the Indian army had lost. After a long five-hour battle, the Indian forces were forced to retreat. Many tanks, armored vehicles of the Indian forces were destroyed and many other soldiers died in this conflict. Then again after a short break on 06 September 1965 all day and night, the Indian Forces made repeated attacks to capture the location but they were forced to retreat each time after suffering heavy casualties.

During the long 17 days battle, the Indian Forces continued to attack the battalion several times after suffering defeat in the early stages. But the brave soldiers of 1st East Bengal Regiment repulsed them every time. Naik Monirul Haque bravely repulsed the attack of a platoon of Indian forces from the Bedian Head Bridge area with the help of a machine gun and was later martyred. Naik Tajul Islam similarly inflicted considerable damage on a battalion of the Indian Forces with a machine gun. But later, when his weapon ran out of ammunition, he was martyred by fire. In this battle Naik Abul Hashem destroyed three Indian tanks and became renowned as a brave soldier. He was awarded the Taghma-i-Jurat (TJ) in recognition of his bravery in this battle. Later he fought in the Battle of Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. He also earned the gallantry title of Bir Pratik (BP) for bravery in the War of Liberation. He is the only proud soldier of the Senior Tigers who holds the rare feat of receiving two separate gallantry awards in two consecutive wars. Also in this battle, Subedar Ish Mohammad, Habildar Md Aslam, Naik Md Abdul Alim, Sepoy Abdul Mannan, Sepoy Nasir Uddin and Sepoy Golam Mustafa became martyrs in battle. A notable incident in this battle was that A company commanded by Major (later retired Lieutenant General, BU, psc) Ziaur Rahman (now deceased) rescued an Indian tank that was destroyed under their own fire and brought it out of the battlefield. It is to be noted that the tank was destroyed by the bullet fired by Captain (now Major General) Mahmudul Hasan (deceased). The tank currently adorns the premises of the East Bengal Regimental Center (Chittagong Cantonment).

It is worth noting here that in the 1965 war, the Senior Tigers received the highest number of gallantry awards (15) among all regiments in Pakistan thereafter.

Gallantry Awards in 1965 Indo-Pak War	Numer of Persons
Sitara-E-Jurat (SJ)	3
Imtiaz-E-Sanad	1
Tamgha-E-Quaid-E- Azam (TQA)	1
Tamgha-E-Basalat (TBT)	1
Tamgha-E-Jurat (TJ)	8
Tamgha-E-Shujaat (TST)	1
Total	15

Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971

Senior Tigers participated in a total of 63 engagements during the Liberation War of 1971 including Operation Navaron, Battle of Kamalpur, Battle of Basapur, Battle of Beramara, Operation Dholoi BOP, Operation Chargram, Battle of Kanaighat, etc.

Outbreak of War

In late February 1971, the battalion was deployed in winter military exercise in Jessore Cantonment in Court Chandpur. Meanwhile, this battalion was also ordered to move to Sialkot Cantonment in West Pakistan for 02 years in June 1971. About 350 soldiers of the battalion were sent home on leave towards the end of February on this occasion. As a result, from the beginning of March, the battalion's strength was only half of the total strength (350). Therefore, the combat capability of the battalion was reduced. All radio sets were taken away from the soldiers of the battalion. As a result, the soldiers did not know the situation in the country and the ongoing conflict. They did not know about the “Operation Searchlight” of Pakistan Army in the dark night of 25th March. At that time, the battalion commander was a Bengali officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rezaul Jalil. The Second-in-Command was Punjab officer Major Iqbal Quraishi. The only two Bengali officers in the battalion were Captain Hafizuddin Ahmed and 2nd Lieutenant Anwar, a platoon commander of C Company. All other officers were from West Pakistan. On the night of 29th March, the battalion was brought back to Jessore cantonment. The next day on March 30, Brigadier General Durbani, the Pakistani Brigade Commander of 107 Brigade of Jessore Cantonment, came to 1 East Bengal Regiment during early hours and took the keys of the battalion's kote (armory) and Magazine (Ammunition Depot) from Lieutenant Colonel Rezaul Jalil and ordered that no soldier of this battalion should enter the area. On hearing this news, the soldiers of the battalion realized that they had been disarmed and were instantly furious. They found that soldiers of the 22 Frontier Regiment were engaged in guarding their kote (armory). At that time, the agitated soldiers led by Captain Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Lieutenant Anwar quickly broke the lock of the kote (armory), collected weapons, ammunition and started a mutiny. 25 Baloch and 22 Frontier Force Regiments then advanced to encircle the soldiers of the unit and started firing. Soldiers of Senior Tigers mounted a counter-attack and a bloody battle ensued.

Initial Stage

From 9 am to 4 pm on 30th March, the battalion continued to fight against two full regiments of Pakistan Army. Their firing gradually subsided and Captain Hafiz ordered that before evening, the soldiers should leave the cantonment and assemble in small groups. Leaving in the open, Lieutenant Anwar was firing towards the Pakistani soldiers so that the soldiers could easily leave the cantonment and fall back to a safer place. Thanks to his covering fire, the soldiers of the battalion were able to retreat towards Chougacha. Lieutenant Anwar continued to face the Pakistan Army with great bravery and at one point his waist, stomach and chest were grazed by the fire of machine gun and he was martyred on the spot. Fellow soldiers took his blood-stained belt and handed it over to Captain Hafiz and reported the young officer's martyrdom. Later, his body was buried at Haibatpur Churamankathi, Jessore, adjacent to Nazrul Islam College along the Jessore-Kushtia road under the leadership of local villager Md. Abdul Bari Biswas. It should be noted that Second Lieutenant Anwar was the first military officer of the liberation war who was martyred. It was largely due to his sacrifice that the battalion's soldiers suffered less casualties and were able to retreat to safety. Afterwards, the battalion was dispersed into different groups and assembled in Chougacha.

A college in Dhaka Cantonment was established named 'Shaheed Bir Uttam Lieutenant Anwar School and College' to honor the great sacrifice of Shaheed Lieutenant Anwar.

Defence in Jessore

On 14th April, the 1 East Bengal Regiment set up a battalion defense formation in the Kagazpukur area of ​​the Jessore-Benapole Grand Trunk Road. A few days later on April 19, the Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation War, Colonel M A G Osmani visited the 1st East Bengal Regiment. Colonel Osmani's arrival boosted the morale of all the soldiers. They received the necessary direction of war from Colonel Osmani. Meanwhile, they had to fight with the Pakistani army almost every day. Freedom fighters also suffered casualties in the war. In this situation, instructions were given to build a defensive structure in front of the Benapole check post. The regiment remained there till the second week of May.

Assembly in India  

Analyzing the nature of the battle, the troops in Benapole were to leave the area in the third week of May. For reinforcement and safety, they were ordered to move to India. Nothing could have been better than going to India as a strategy of war at that time. As advised, the battalion crossed the border and assembled at Bangaon, India. Captain Md. Hafiz Uddin Ahmed served as the acting Commanding Officer. The strength of this unit was increased by recruiting a number of civilian freedom fighters (Muktijoddha) into the military and was divided into 5 companies. B and C companies were in defence at a place called Petrapole across the Benapole border during the stay at Bongaon. When the Pakistani forces attacked these defenses, they suffered losses and the battalion was forced to shift their position due to the onslaught. During its stay at Bangaon for over two months, the battalion participated in several regular and irregular battles, the most notable of which was Operation Navaran.

Operation Navaran        

The battalion conducted operation Navaran in early 2nd week of May 1971. A company of the Pakistan Army's Punjab Regiment attacked the defenses and inflicted considerable damage. Abdul Karim and another soldier of B Company were martyred in that attack. During this time Pakistani forces were damaged in several irregular attacks across the border and a number of Albadar and Razakar members were captured as prisoners of war.

Battle of Kamalpur

The historic Battle of Kamalpur is one of the battles/operations in which the Senior Tigers participated during the War of Independence. Two platoons of Pakistan Army were on defense in the border village of Kamalpur in ​​Sherpur district. On 29/30 July 1971 a Patrol led by Captain Salah Uddin Momtaz, comprising Lieutenant Abdul Mannan, Subedar Abdul Hai, Subedar Abul Hashem, TJ etc., went on patrolling at Kamalpur defense position of Pakistani forces at night to gain information. At one point, the patrol party ended up right on top of the perimeter’s sentry post. The sentry stopped the patrol, but the brave Captain Salahuddin Mumtaz pounced on him and immediately Lieutenant Abdul Mannan with the help of other members shot the sentry dead and snatched a G-3 rifle and fell back to safety. Later in 31 July at 4 am all battalions under the command of Major Moinul Hossain attacked the positions at Kamalpur in Mymensingh, relying on the information received from the previous day's Patrol. This attack caused irreparable damage to the Pakistani forces but we also lost many precious lives. Notable among them are Captain Salah Uddin Mumtaz, Sepoy Mashiur Rahman, Sepoy Mohammad Ali, Lance Naik Golam Mostafa, Sepoy Abdul Wahab and many others. The total number of martyrs in this war is 33 and the number of injured is 40.

Battle of Basapur

The battalion was reinforced after the Kamalpur attack. After nearly a month of training and formation, D Company was now in defense at Basapur in Sherpur. This defense was chosen in such a place that it could be considered as a trap for the attackers. The attacker actually attacked this trap the next day and could barely stand in front of this defense. In fact, the attacking forces were almost completely cut off. Naik Subedar Mozammel Haque and Sepoy Abu Yusuf were martyred in this battle.

Battle of Beramara

C Company was sent to the defense to stop the Pakistani’s advance in which is now in Chilmari, Beramara area of ​​Kurigram. The Pakistan Army attacked the position several times but could not dislodge the company from the position. All the attacks inflicted huge losses on their side. It had been revealed there that from the beginning of independence till the end, the area was free and the flag of the independent Bangladesh was adorned.

Operation Dholoi BOP   

The Dholoi border outpost of Srimangal police station in Sylhet, a military point, was to be liberated by C Company of 1 East Bengal. In September 1971, an attack on Dhalai BOP was planned. At that time Captain Mahbub was the company commander of A Company, Captain Hafeez of B Company, Lieutenant Qayyum of C Company and Captain Bajlul Gani Patwari was the company commander of D Company. On 28 October, a defensive position was set up in a tea-garden area called Patrakhola, 2 miles behind Dholoi under the command of Captain Mahbub and Captain Hafiz. A blocking position was set up on the paved road 1 mile north of Patrakhola under the command of Captain Bajlul Gani Patwari. At the appointed time C Company formed an attack on a section of Dhalai BOP. The attack was resolutely resisted by the Pakistani forces from their fortified bunkers. An LMG in the southwest corner of the BOP was hampering the attack. Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, a soldier of C Company, was given the responsibility of destroying the LMG. He crawled forward. He jumped on the LMG post. The LMG fire had stopped. Dhalai BOP was captured. The soldiers ran to the LMG post and found two injured Pakistani soldiers. Next to them was the body of Sepoy Hamidur Rahman.

Sepoy Hamidur Rahman was awarded the “Bir Shrestha” title (the highest gallantry award) by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for his outstanding bravery. The name of Dhalai BOP is now Birshrestha Hamidur Rahman BOP. A memorial has been built next to the BOP which has turned into an attractive tourist spot.

Operation Chargram    

A platoon of Pakistan Army had established a defensive structure in Chargram area near Atgram on the Sylhet border. At dawn on November 22, B Company attacked the position without artillery support to surprise the Pakistani Soldiers. At a distance of about 100 yards, the Pakistani Soldiers opened fire with LMGs and rifles, but eventually fled after suffering heavy losses. Although not occupied, the Pakistan Army later abandoned the place due to irreparable losses.

Battle of Kanaighat        

A series of small-scale battles were organized from mid-November with the aim of breaking through the strong Pakistani defenses at the then Kanaighat. On November 27, 1971, Captain Mahbub and BHM Hakeem were martyred in a sudden attack on 27 November 1971. On 05 December the battalion entered Bangladesh with the allied forces. After reaching Kanaighat, Birampur of Sylhet district at 2 am midnight, on December 7, the defense formation was formed. On the other side, several attacks were made on the battalion from the Pakistani’s fortified strong positions. During the late night of December 13, the battalion arrived at a Cattle Farm near MC College on the outskirts of Sylhet city. Here a fierce battle ensued with the Pakistani Army's fortified and strong positions. But the Pakistan Army was forced to leave the city of Sylhet under the combined pressure of Mukti Bahini and allied forces. In this clash, the Pakistani forces suffered considerable damage. On the other hand, Naib Subedar Faiz Ahmed, Sepoy Bachchu Mia, Sepoy Ahsan Ali and Sepoy Abdus Salam of Senior Tigers were martyred. Apart from that, some soldiers were injured. On December 16, 1971, the battalion was stationed at Sylhet railway station and from there came to Shaistaganj.

The Bir Uttam Shaheed Mahbub cantonment located at Kholahati, Pavartipur Khana, Dinajpur district is named after Captain Mahbub of Senior Tigers.

Gallantry Awards in the Liberation War of Bangladesh

Gallantry Awards	Number of Persons
Bir Sreshtho	1
Bir Uttom	6
Bir Protik	9
Bir Bikrom	23
Total	39

Martyrs in the Liberation War of Bangladesh

Serial	Rank	Name	Place of Martyrdom
1	Captain	Salahuddin Momtaj	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
2	Captain	Mahbubur Rahman	Gouripur, Sylhet
3	2nd Lieutenant	Anowar Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
4	Subedar	Mohammad Feroz Khan	Benapola, Jessore
5	Subedar	Foyez Ahmed	M C College, Sylhet
6	Subedar	Mozammel Haque	Jessore Cantoment
7	Subedar	Rokon Uddin	Jessore Cantoment
8	Naik Subedar (Clerk)	Mofizul Haque	Jessore Cantoment
9	Naik Subedar	Mozammel Haque	Kashipur, Mymensingh
10	Naik Subedar	Mozammel Haque	Mahendraganj
11	Habildar (Battalion Sergeant Major)	Abdul Hakim	Kanaighat, Sylhet
12	Habildar	Shamsul Islam	Jessore Cantoment
13	Habildar (Clerk)	Ali Ahammad Miya	Jessore Cantoment
14	Habildar	Nasir Uddin	Jessore Cantoment
15	Habildar	Shamsul Haque	Jessore Cantoment
16	Habildar	Abdul Latif	Gouripur, Sylhet
17	Habildar (Company Quarter Master Sergeant)	Abdus Ajij	Jessore Cantoment
18	Habildar	Mofijul Haque	Jessore Cantoment
19	Naik (Clerk)	Paan Mohammad Mondol	Jessore Cantoment
20	Naik (Clerk)	Altaf Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
21	Naik	Nur Nabi	M C College, Sylhet
22	Naik	Afsar Ali	M C College, Sylhet
23	Naik	Uji Ullah	Chittagong Cantoment
24	Naik	Habib Ullah	Chittagong Cantoment
25	Naik	Abdul Latif	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
26	Naik	Monjur Ahammad Khan	Jessore Cantoment
27	Naik	Abdus Salam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
28	Naik	Moyna Mia	Jessore Cantoment
29	Naik	Mohammad Amin	Jessore Cantoment
30	Naik	Khurshid Alam	Bhurungimara
31	Naik (Clerk)	Abdul Majid	Jessore Cantoment
32	Naik (Cook)	Abdul Habib	Jessore Cantoment
33	Lance Naik	Golam Mostofa	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
34	Lance Naik	Sirajul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
35	Lance Naik	Iqbal Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
36	Lance Naik	K M Wasid Ali	Jessore Cantoment
37	Lance Naik	Yousuf Ali	Kashipur, Mymensingh
38	Lance Naik	Sultan Mola	Jessore Cantoment
39	Lance Naik	Lokman	Jessore Cantoment
40	Lance Naik	Md Shamsuddin	Kanaighat, Sylhet
41	Sepoy	Nurul Islam	Jessore Cantoment
42	Sepoy	Abdur Rahim	Jessore Cantoment
43	Sepoy	Abdus Hasim Bhuiyan	Jessore Cantoment
44	Sepoy	Siddikur Rahman	Jessore Cantoment
45	Sepoy	Altaf Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
46	Sepoy	Wahiduzzaman	Jessore Cantoment
47	Sepoy	Bilayet Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
48	Sepoy	Aktar Uz Zaman	Jessore Cantoment
49	Sepoy	Joynal Abedin	Jessore Cantoment
50	Sepoy	Nur Ula	Jessore Cantoment
51	Sepoy	Abdul Malek	Jessore Cantoment
52	Sepoy	Sohrab Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
53	Sepoy	Abdus Salam	M C College, Sylhet
54	Sepoy	Mohammad Ali	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
55	Sepoy	Abu Taher	M C College, Sylhet
56	Sepoy	Foyzul Haque	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
57	Sepoy	Bacchu Miya	M C College, Sylhet
58	Sepoy	Altaf Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
59	Sepoy	Bilayet Ali	Jessore Cantoment
60	Sepoy (Clerk)	Abdus Salam	Jessore Cantoment
61	Sepoy	Kala Miya	Jessore Cantoment
62	Sepoy	Abul Khayer	Jessore Cantoment
63	Sepoy	Nurul Islam	Jessore Cantoment
64	Sepoy	Mohammad Ali	Jessore Cantoment
65	Sepoy	Ishac Miya	Jessore Cantoment
66	Sepoy	Abul Kashem	Jessore Cantoment
67	Sepoy	Md Hanif Chowdhury	Jessore Cantoment
68	Sepoy	Hamidur Rahman	Dholoi, Sylhet
69	Sepoy	Abdul Karim	Jessore Cantoment
70	Sepoy	Md Kashem	Jessore Cantoment
71	Sepoy	Jamal Uddin Miya	Jessore Cantoment
72	Sepoy	Lokman Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
73	Sepoy	Sheikh Ahammad	Jessore Cantoment
74	Sepoy	Tabidur Rahman	Jessore Cantoment
75	Sepoy (Clerk)	Md Modasser Hossain	Jessore Cantoment
76	Sepoy	S K Anowar Hossain	Koshba, Khulna
77	Sepoy	Tomij Uddin	Jessore Cantoment
78	Sepoy (Clerk)	Azizul Haque	Jessore Cantoment
79	Sepoy	Abdul Kuddus	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
80	Sepoy	Fazar Ali	M C College, Sylhet
81	Sepoy	G M Hayat Ali	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
82	Sepoy	Syed Fuul Miya	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
83	Sepoy	Munsur Ali	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
84	Sepoy	Sirajul Islam	Jessore Cantoment
85	Sepoy	Shomsher Mola	Jessore Cantoment
86	Sepoy	Mohi Uddin	M C College, Sylhet
87	Sepoy	Abdul Wohab	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
88	Sepoy	Abdul Gofur	M C College, Sylhet
89	Sepoy	Mostofa Kamal	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
90	Sepoy	Abdur Rahman	Sylhet
91	Sepoy	Azizul Haque	Kanaighat, Sylhet
92	Sepoy	Abdul Karim	Dholoi, Sylhet
93	Sepoy	Afjal Hossain	Dholoi, Sylhet
94	Sepoy	Mobarok Ali	Dholoi, Sylhet
95	Sepoy	Kabir Uddin	Dholoi, Sylhet
96	Sepoy	Kalal Uddin	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
97	Sepoy	Abdus Salad	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
98	Sepoy	Rahat Ullah	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
99	Sepoy	Motiur Rahman	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
100	Sepoy	Md Abu Ismail	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
101	Sepoy	Mohammad Abdus Salam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
102	Sepoy	Sadar Uddin	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
103	Sepoy	Rafikul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
104	Sepoy	Robiul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
105	Sepoy	Abdul Latif	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
106	Sepoy	Shahin Uddin	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
107	Sepoy	Abdus Sobur	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
108	Sepoy	Amirul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
109	Sepoy	Momtaj Mia	Dholoi, Sylhet
110	Sepoy	Ali Ajom	Jessore Cantonment
111	Sepoy	Shahjahan Ali	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
112	Sepoy	Robiul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
113	Sepoy	Shetab Uddin	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
114	Sepoy	Anowar Hussain	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
115	Sepoy	Sekandar Ali	Jessore Cantonment
116	Sepoy	Abul Kalam	Jessore Cantonment
117	Sepoy	Rohit Ullah	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
118	Sepoy	Aminul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
119	Sepoy	Rofikul Islam	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
120	Sepoy	Abdul Hannan	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
121	Sepoy	Shaheb Ali	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
122	Sepoy	Jamal Hossain	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
123	Sepoy	Abbas Sobhan	Kamalpur, Mymensingh
124	Sepoy	Main Uddin	Lakkor Tola
125	Sepoy	Fazlul Karim	Jessore Cantonment
126	Kormokar	Saleh Ahmed	Jessore Cantonment

Gulf War of 1990 (Operation Desert Shield)

Senior Tigers actively participated in the Gulf War against the Iraqi invasion from 04 September 1990 to 20 May 1991. In 1990, when Iraq invaded and occupied its neighboring state of Kuwait, the whole world became vocal against this aggressive role of Iraq. Along with the whole world, Bangladesh also expressed strong anger against the role of Iraq. An economic embargo was imposed against Iraq in accordance with the decision taken by the United Nations Security Council. At the personal request of Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the government of Bangladesh decided to send troops to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to suppress the aggressive activities of Iraq. A group from Bangladesh was selected from Bangladesh Army to implement this decision. "Senior Tigers" were selected as a part of this plan and started preparing to move to Saudi Arabia. Accordingly, Warning Order was issued on August 17, 1990.

Officers Participated in the Gulf War

(1)      Lieutenant Colonel Shah Md Sultan Uddin Iqbal, BP, psc – Commanding Officer.

(2)      Major Hafiz Uddin Ahmed - Battalion Second in Command,

(3)      Major Khademul Insan Mohammad Iqbal, AMC – Regimental Medical Officer.

(4)      Major A K M Robiul Alam – Company Commander, Headquarter Company.

(5)      Major Md Rafikul Alam – Company Commander, A Company.

(6)      Major Abu Faysal Md Nurul Amin – Company Commander, B Company.

(7)      Major Md Nur E Azad – Company Commander, C Company.

(8)      Major Md Salahuddin Miazi – Company Commander, D Company.

(9)      Captain Jamal Mahmud Chowdhury - Quarter Master.

(10)    Captain Md Abdur Razzak – Company Second in Command.

(11)    Captain Shoaib Bashir Azad – Company Second in Command.

(12)    Captain Md Mahbubul Haque - Company Second in Command.

(13)    Captain A K M Golam Rasul Bhuiyan – Signal Platoon Commander.

(14)    Captain Abdus Salam Md Arif - Company Second in Command.

(15)    Captain Nasir Uddin Ahmed – Adjutant.

(16)    Captain S M Aminul Hasan – Support Platoon Commander.

(17)    Captain Md Masudul Islam - Support Platoon Commander.

(18)    Captain Manjurul Kabir Chowdhury (Deceased) - Support Platoon Commander.

(19)    Lieutenant Main Ullah Chowdhury, Intelligence Officer.

(20)    Lieutenant Jil Bahrain Jaygirdar – Mortar Platoon Commander.

(21)    2^nd Lieutenant Sumon Reza – Support Platoon Commander.

Deployment        

(1)      On 15 October 1990, Battalion Headquarters, B and C Companies took up positions at Jabal Al Nayeria to provide security for the Divisional Administrative Area (DAA) of the Eastern Province. The location was only 60 km from the Kuwaiti border.

(2)      On 20 October 1990, the company took up a position at Jabal Al Riyal, 30 km from the Kuwaiti border to provide security for the tactical headquarters on the Eastern Province front.

(3)      On 26 December 1990, D Company and Mortar Platoon were deployed around the cantonment to secure King Fahd Military City. The security plan for this cantonment is prepared by Senior Tigers and was approved by the Saudi Joint Force Headquarters.

A total of 185 persons from Senior Tigers were martyred in the war of Liberation. Out of them, 126 persons were identified and documented. Rest 59 were the general people like farmers, students, citizens etc, who fought with Senior Tigers but their names could not be documented.

National Color and Awards

Serial	Rank	Name	Name of Competition	Remarks
1	Lance Naik	Nazrul Islam	Football	03 Times
2	Lance Naik	Abul Khayer	Football	03 Times
3	Lance Naik	Jalil	Football	02 Times
4	Lieutenant	Hafiz Uddin Ahmed	Football
5	Sepoy	Ali Hossain	Football
6	Corporal	Md Akhter Hossain	Football
7	Corporal	Md Mokhter Hossain	Football
8	Lance Naik	Dhon Miya	Swimming	02 Times
9	Lance Naik	Taleb Ali	Swimming	02 Times
10	Lance Naik	Sirajul Haque	Swimming
11	UP (Unpaid) Lance Naik	Abdul Wahid	Swimming
12	Sergeant	Md Monir Hossain	Swimming
13	Corporal	Md Iman Ali	Swimming
14	Corporal	Md Shahabuddin	Swimming
15	Shainik	Md Khalilur Rahman	Volleyball
16	Corporal	Md Majed	Volleyball
17	Corporal	Mohammad Mofizur Rahman	Volleyball
18	Shainik	Md Rouf Hossain	Boxing
19	Corporal	Md Abdul Mannan	Boxing
20	Corporal	Md Akkas Ali	Hockey
21	Corporal	Md Tarikul Islam	Hockey
22	Sergeant	Md Jaane Alom	Athletics
23	Sergeant	Md Delowar Hossain	Athletics
24	Sergeant	Md Dulal Miya	Athletics
25	Shainik	Md Milon Hossain	Athletics
26	Sergeant	Md Awal	Boxing

In Aid to Civil Power

Anti-Smuggling Operation (Operation JUTE)        

From 03 September 1952 to 25 December 1952, Senior Tigers was engaged in anti-smuggling operation (Ops JUTE) 'in aid to civil power' in Dinajpur district and parts of Bogra district (approximately 12 miles area). In the operation, the battalion headquarters and reserve company were deployed at Dinajpur, one company at Hili and another company at Birol and they successfully completed their task.

Anti-Smuggling Operation (Operation Close Door)                   

The unit was deployed in Akhaura, Feni, Ramgarh and Chandpur in 'Operation Close Door' (anti-smuggling operation) from 05 February 1958 to 01 November 1958. D Company was assigned to Feni, Ramgarh, Parasuram and Bellunia under the command of Captain QG Dastgir. Battalion Headquarters and B Company (except one platoon) were stationed at Comilla Air Field. A platoon of B Company under the command of Lieutenant AY Mostaq Ahmed was deployed at Chandpur and C Company under the command of Major Md Ashraf was deployed at Akhaura. On 14 April 1958, the battalion took over Mymensingh and Srimangal from the 5 FF Regiment.

Cyclone/Flood Relief Operation

The unit was deployed on cyclone/flood relief operation duty in Patuakhali district on 21 November 1970. This battalion was sent for relief operations in all the affected areas of Patuakhali district. A company was deployed in Baufal, B Company in Galachipa, C Company in Khepupara, D Company in Amtoli and Battalion headquarters in Patuakhali Sadar.

Operation Clean Heart             

The unit was deployed to improve law and order in Feni district from 17 October 2002 to 11 January 2003. Being engaged in joint operations for 86 days, 131 different types of terrorists were arrested, 48 different types of illegal weapons and 99 different types of ammunition were recovered, law and order was improved and people were able to regain peace by conducting various types of operations. The battalion returned to cantonment on 11 January 2003 after completion of duty

Operation Alor Shondhane

The unit was deployed in Madaripur district from 19th December 2008 to 25th January 2009 to maintain law and order during the 9th National Assembly Election 2009 and returned to the cantonment on 07th January 2009 after performing the duties with great success.

Operation Nabojatra

This unit successfully fulfilled the responsibility of preparation of national identity card and voter list of Madaripur district under Operation Nobojatra from last November 11, 2007 to December 31, 2008 and completed the work smoothly.

9th National Election  

The unit was deployed on 11th November 2007 to maintain law and order in Madaripur district and returned to the cantonment on 07th January 2009 after completing its duties in the 9th ​​National Assembly Election 2009.

Upazila Election

Senior Tigers on 18 January 2009 was deployed to ensure correct implementation of law and order in the 3rd upazila parishad election in Madaripur district.  The unit returned to the cantonment on 25 January 2009 after completing the duties.

Ghorasal Power Station Security Duty 

From 02 September 2010 to 02 October 2010, 02-25 November 2010, 10-31 January 2011, 05 July 2011 to 01 August 2011 and from 02 November 2011 to 02 December 2011, one platoon member (01 JCO and 18 Soldiers of Other Ranks) performed the security duties of Ghorashal Power Station in Narsingdi District successfully and contributed immensely.

11th National Parliamentary Election

This unit was deployed in Rangpur district on 24th December 2018 on the occasion of the 11th National Assembly election and on 3rd January 2019.

Duty at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant         

From August 20, 2019 to September 8, 2021, this unit was deployed in the interim security force at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, one of the most sensitive projects in Bangladesh.

In Aid to Civil Power Deployment after July Revolution  

On 8th August 2024, the Army was employed in aid to civil power to reinforce law and order in the country. Accordingly, the unit was deployed in Chakaria on 20th July till 19th August. On 20^th August, the unit was deployed in Ukhiya.