Bir Protik (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক, lit. 'Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage') is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.[1]
Bir Protik
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| Type | Military medal |
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| Awarded for | Bravery/Courage |
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| Presented by | Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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| Status | Awarded on 15 December 1973 |
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| First awarded | 15 December 1973 |
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| Total | 426 |
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| Total awarded posthumously | 60 |
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| Total recipients | 426 |
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| Next (higher) | Bir Bikrom |
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| Equivalent | Bir Durjoy |
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Individual
equivalent | 426 |
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This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have received the award so far, all for their actions during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
| Sl. no.
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Name
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Rank (At the time of award)
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| 1
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Mohammad Abdul Matin
|
Captain (Provisional)
|
| 2
|
Abu Taher Salauddin
|
Captain
|
| 3
|
Mohammad Abdul Matin
|
Major
|
| 4
|
Mohammad Matiur Rahman (2nd East Bengal)
|
Major
|
| 5
|
M Ain Uddin
|
Major
|
| 6
|
Akbar Hossain
|
Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
|
| 7
|
Mohammad Nazrul Haque
|
Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
|
| 8
|
Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patwari
|
Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
|
| 9
|
Mohammad Abdur Rashid
|
Captain
|
| 10
|
Mohammad Shahidul Islam
|
Captain
|
| 11
|
Syed Moinuddin Ahmed
|
Captain
|
| 12
|
Aktar Ahmed
|
Captain
|
| 13
|
Mohammad Anwar Hossain
|
Captain
|
| 14
|
Delwar Hossain
|
Captain
|
| 15
|
Sitara Begum
|
Captain
|
| 16
|
Didarul Alam
|
Lieutenant
|
| 17
|
Rashed Chowdhury (revoked)
|
Lieutenant
|
| 18
|
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim
|
Lieutenant
|
| 19
|
M. Harunur Rashid
|
Lieutenant
|
| 20
|
Ibne Fazal Badiuzzaman (Shaheed)
|
Lieutenant
|
| 21
|
Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan
|
Lieutenant
|
| 22
|
Mohammad Humayun Kabir Chowdhury
|
Lieutenant
|
| 23
|
Mohammad Shafique Ullah
|
Lieutenant
|
| 24
|
Kazi Sazzad Zahir
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 25
|
Mahbubul Alam
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 26
|
Sayed Ahmed
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 27
|
Alik Kumar Gupta
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 28
|
Captain Nurul Azim Chowdhury
|
| 29
|
K. M. Abu Bakr
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 30
|
Mizanur Rahman Mia
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 31
|
Taher Ahmed
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 32
|
Monzur Ahmed
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 33
|
Samsul Alam
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 34
|
Jamilud Din Ahsan
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 35
|
Wakar Hasan
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 36
|
Masudur Rahman
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 37
|
Zahirul Haque Khan
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 38
|
Waliul Islam
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 39
|
Shawkat Ali
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 40
|
Modasir Hossain Khan
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 41
|
Rawshan Iazdani Bhuyan
|
Second Lieutenant
|
| 42
|
Jahangir Usman
|
Second Lieutenant
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