Bir Uttom | |
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Awarded by Bangladesh | |
Type | Medal |
Eligibility | 2nd Highest Gallantry Award of Bangladesh |
Awarded for | Brave warrior of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 |
Status | 15 December 1973 |
Description | The second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh |
Statistics | |
Established | 1973 |
First awarded | 15 December 1973 |
Last awarded | 15 December 1973 |
Total awarded | 68 |
Posthumous awards |
21 |
Distinct recipients |
68 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Bir Shrestho |
Next (lower) | Bir Bikrom |
Bir Uttom (Bangla: বীর উত্তম) (literally, Better among Braves in Bengali) is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho.
Since independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded as Bir Uttom.
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This award was declared on 15 December, 1973. Total 68 people have been awarded for their bravery dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
In April 2010, Brigadier General (posthumous) Jamil Uddin Ahmed was posthumously conferred with the Bir Uttom honor for being the lone army officer 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 as of the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973.
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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01 | B.R.R.-1550 | Lieutenant Colonel | Md. A. Rob, M.N.A. |
02 | B.A.-5121 | Major | K. M. Shafiullah |
03 | B.A.-5115 | Major | Ziaur Rahman |
04 | B.A.-3613 | Major | Chitta Ranjan Datta |
05 | B.A.-2215 | Major | Quazi nooruzzaman |
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 (Retired) |
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 (Retired) |
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. Bengla) | 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 |
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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 | Mohammad Shafiul Mawla |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
Sl. no. | ID no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
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69 | - | Brigadier General (Posthumous) | Jamil Uddin Ahmed |