Bir Bikrom
TypeMilitary medal
Awarded forBravery in the Bangladesh Liberation War
Presented byBangladesh
Status15 December 1973
Established15 December 1973
First awarded15 December 1973
Total175
Total awarded posthumously82
Total recipients175
Precedence
Next (higher)Bir Uttom
EquivalentBir Chiranjib
Individual
equivalent		175
Next (lower)Bir Protik

Bir Bikrom (Bengali: বীর বিক্রম, lit. 'Valiant hero') is the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Like the other gallantry awards, this was introduced immediately after the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Bir Bikrom was awarded to 175 fighters.[1]

Recipients

175 fighters have been awarded on 15 December 1973 for their heroic actions at the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The government of Bangladesh declared the name of the awardees in Bangladesh Gazette on 15 December 1973.[2] This list has been prepared on the base of the Gazette. Additionally, two army officer's-Major General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy and Brigadier General Mozzafor Ahmed was decorated with this award during the conflict in Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Liberation War

Bangladesh Army

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
01 B.S.S.-9706 Captain Oli Ahmed (অলী আহমেদ)
02 B.A.-7495 Major Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim (আবু সালেহ মোহাম্মদ নাসিম)
03 B.A.-6924 Major Shafaat Jamil (শফাত জামিল)
04 B.A.-6994 Major Moinul Hossain Choudhury (মঈনুল হোসেন চৌধুরী)
05 B.A.-7221 Major Gias Uddin Ahmed (গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ চৌধুরী)
06 B.A.-7445 Captain Mohsin Uddin Ahmed (মহসিন উদ্দিন আহমেদ)
07 B.A.-8343 Captain Amin Ahmed Chowdhury (আমীন আহমেদ চৌধুরী)
08 B.A.-8734 Major M.A.R. Azom Choudhury (এম . এ . আর. আজম চৌধুরী)
09 B.A.-8894 Major Mustafizur Rahman (মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান)
10 B.S.S.-10691 Captain Hafizuddin Ahmed (হাফিজউদ্দিন আহমেদ)
11 B.A.-6561 Major Khondokar Najmul Huda (খন্দকার নাজমুল হুদা)
12 B.S.S.-9375 Major Zafor Imam (জাফর ইমাম)
13 B.S.S.-10334 Captain A. Y. M. Mahfuzur Rahman (এ . ওয়াই . এম . মাহফুজুর রহমান)
14 B.S.S.-9639 Captain Mehdi Ali Imam (মেহদী আলী ইমাম)
15 Captain Abdur Rob Choudhury (Late) (Sector-2)
16 B.S.S.-11431 Captain S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury (এস . এইচ . এম . বী . নূর চৌধুরী)
17 B.A.-12568 Captain S I M Nurunnabi Khan (এস . আই . এম . নূর-ঊন-নবী খান)
18 B.S.S.-12307 Lieutenant Imamuzzaman (ইমামুজ্জামান)
19 B.S.S.-11965 Lieutenant Matiur Rahman (মতিউর রহমান)
20 B.S.S.-12176 Lieutenant Abdul Mannan (আবদুল মান্নান) (E-Bengal)
21 B. A.-91970 Lieutenant Golam Helal Morshed Khan (গোলাম হেলাল মোর্শেদ খান)
22 B. A. Lieutenant Shamsher M. Chowdhury (সমশের মবীন চৌধুরী)
23 S.S.=25 2nd Lieutenant Khandakar Azizul Islam (খন্দকার আজিজুল ইসলাম) (Shaheed)
24 2nd Lieutenant Mezbahuddin Ahmed (মেজবাহুদ্দিন আহমেদ)
25 Subedar Major Abdul Zobbar Patwari (আব্দুল জব্বার পাটওয়ারী)
26 Subedar Abdul Wahab (আব্দুল ওয়াহাব,)
27 Subedar Muhammad Abdus Shukur (মোহাম্মদ আব্দুস শুকুর)
28 Subedar Abdul Karim (আব্দুল করিম) (2-E.Bengal)
29 Subedar Waliullah (ওয়ালিউল্লাহ)
30 Naib Subedar Mohammad Amanullah (মোহাম্মদ আমানুল্লাহ) (Shaheed)
31 Naib Subedar Mohammad Ibrahim (মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহীম)
32 Naib Subedar Vulu Miah (ভুলু মিঞা)
33 Naib Subedar Abdus Salam (আব্দুস সালাম) (Shaheed)
34 Naib Subedar M A Mannan (এম . এ . মান্নান)
35 Naib Subedar Abdul Haque Bhuyan (আব্দুল হক ভুইঞাঁ)
36 Naib Subedar I. A. R Ahmed (আই . এ . আর . আহমেদ) (Shaheed)
37 Naib Subedar Abdul Malek (আব্দুল মালেক) (EPRHQ-3)
38 Naib Subedar Mohammad Shahidullah Bhuyan (মোহাম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ ভুইঞাঁ) (Shaheed)
39 Naib Subedar Abdul Hashem (আব্দুল হাশেম)
40 Naib Subedar Abdul Haque
41 Naib Subedar Nur Ahmed Gazi (Shaheed)
42 Naib Subedar Md. Ashraf Ali Khan (Shaheed)
43 Naib Subedar Shamsul Haque (Sector-4)
44 Naib Subedar Jonab Ali (2-E. Bengal)
45 Havildar Nurul Haque
46 Havildar Abdul Halim (Shaheed)
47 Havildar Nur Islam (Shaheed)
48 Havildar Rafiqul Islam (Shaheed)
49 Havildar Ruhul Amin (Shaheed)
50 Havildar F Afzal Hossain
51 Havildar Rangu Miah (Shaheed)
52 Havildar Shakim Uddin (Shaheed)
53 Havildar Golam Rasul (Shaheed) (Sector-4)
54 L. Havildar Taher
55 Naik Afsar Ali
56 Naik Abdul Haque
57 Naik Abdul Motallib (Shaheed)
58 Naik Nuruzzaman (Shaheed)
59 Naik Touhid Ullah
60 Naik Abdul Rahman
61 Naik Md. Mohor Ali (Shaheed)
62 Naik Abdul Khaleque (Former Navy)
63 Lance Naik Mohammad Mostofa (Late)
64 Lance Naik Sirajul Islam (Shaheed)
65 Lance Naik Abdur Barek
66 Lance Naik Abul Kalam Azad
67 Lance Naik Delwar Hossain (Shaheed)
68 Sepoy Tara Uddin (Shaheed)
69 Sepoy Amir Khan Miraz (1-E. Bengal)
70 Sepoy Md. Sanaullah (Shaheed)
71 Sepoy Golam Mostofa Kamal (Shaheed)
72 Sepoy Khandakar Rezanur Hossain (Shaheed)
73 Sepoy Haidar Ali (2-E.Bengal)
74 Sepoy Abul Kalam Azad (Shaheed)
75 Sepoy Jamaluddin (Shaheed)
76 Sepoy Abdur Rahim (Shaheed)
77 Sepoy Nurul Islam Bhuyan (Shaheed)
78 Sepoy Abdul Mannan (Shaheed)
79 Sepoy Ali Ashraf (Shaheed)
80 Sepoy Mujibur Rahman (Shaheed)
81 Sepoy Abdul Haque (9-E.Bengal)
82 Sepoy Ramjan Ali (Shaheed)(10-E.Bengal)
83 Havildar Hemayet Uddin
84 Mojahid Nurul Islam (Shaheed)
85 Mojahid Abdul Khaleque (9-E.Bengal)
86 Mojahid Sirajul Haque (Shaheed)
87 Mojahid Ramij Udding (Late) (2-E.Bengal)
88 Mojahid Captain Md. Tomijuddin (Shaheed)
89 Ansar Elahi Box Patwari (Shaheed) (2nd Sector)
90 B.A- Captain MD. Jahangir Hossain (মোঃ জাহাঙ্গীর হোসেন)

Former East Pakistan Rifles

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
91 Subedar Major Fakaruddin Ahmed Choudhury
92 Subedar Khandakar Motiur Rahman
93 Subedar Moniruzzaman (Shaheed)
94 Naib Subedar Sultan Ahmed
96 Naib Subedar Syed Amurzzaman
97 Havildar Abdul Hakim
98 Havildar Jumma Miah (Shaheed)
99 Havildar Abdus Salam
100 Havildar Nazim Uddin
101 Havildar U. K. Ghing
102 Havildar Anis Mollah
103 Havildar Mohammad Kamruzzaman Khalifa (Shaheed)
104 Havildar Arob Ali
105 Havildar Mohammad Nurul Islam (Shaheed)
106 Havildar Tarique Ullah (Shaheed)
107 Havildar Delwar Hossain (Shaheed)
108 Havildar Azizul Haque (Shaheed)
109 Havildar Mohammad Mozaffar Ahmed (Shaheed)
110 Havildar Mohmmad Abul Kashem (Shaheed)
111 Naik Mohmmad Abdul Malek (Shaheed)
112 Naik Shah Ali (Shaheed)
113 Lance Naik Mofizuddin Ahmed (Shaheed)
114 Lance Naik Zillur Rahman (Shaheed)
115 Lance Naik Lilu Miah (Shaheed)
116 Lance Naik Mohammad Nizamuddin (Shaheed)
117 Lance Naik Abul Khaer
118 Lance Naik Abdus Sattar (Shaheed)
119 Sepoy Abul Basar (Shaheed)
120 Sepoy Abdul Majid
121 Sepoy Ansar Ali (Shaheed)
122 Sepoy Mohammad Ullah (Shaheed)
123 Sepoy Atahar Ali Mollik (Shaheed)
124 Sepoy Abul Motaleb
125 Sepoy Seraj Miah (Shaheed)
126 Sepoy Abdul Aziz
127 Sepoy Muhammad Mohsin

Bangladesh Navy

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
128 B.A-4 Amin Ullah Sheikh
129 A.B. Mohammad H Mollah (Shaheed)
130 A.B Mohammad Mohibullah (Shaheed)
131 R.E.N.-1 Fariduddin Ahmad (Shaheed)
132 Seaman Mohammad Abdul Malik
133 S.T.W.D.-1 Mohammad Abdur Rahman
134 Submerinar A. W. Choudhury (Sector-1)
135 M.E.-1 Abdul Rakib Miah (Shaheed)

Bangladesh Air Force

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
136 Flight Sergeant Syed Monsur Ali

Bangladesh Police

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
137 Police Constable Abdul Mannan (Shaheed)
138 Police Constable Touhid (Shaheed)
139 Former P.S.P Mahbub Uddin Ahmed

Civilian recipients

Sector-2

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
140 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Shahjahan Siddiqui, Naval Commando
141 Mukti Bahini kabiruzzaman (Shaheed), Naval Commando
142 Mukti Bahini Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, 56, Vojohori Saha Street, Dhaka-1[3]
143 Mukti Bahini Abdul Kashem Bhuyan (Shaheed)
144 Mukti Bahini Abdus Salam, 1/3, Dilu Road, Dhaka
145 Mukti Bahini Abdus Sabur Khan, Father-Sujat Ali Khan
146 Mukti Bahini Swapan, 13, Koilash Ghosh Lane, Dhaka
147 Mukti Bahini Kazi Kamaluddin, 13, Koilash Ghosh Lane, Dhaka
148 Mukti Bahini Shafi Imam Rumi (Shaheed), Kshanika House, 355 Elephant Road, Dhaka
149 Mukti Bahini Jewel, Father-Abdul Wazed Choudhury
150 Mukti Bahini Bodiul Alom (Shaheed), 57 Monipuri, Tejgaon, Dhaka
151 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Abu Bakar (Shaheed) son of Abu Jaffar, House-3, Road-96, Gulshan, Dhaka

Sector-4

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
152 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Shahabuddin(Shaheed), Father-Kamaluddin
153 Mukti Bahini Mahmud Hossain (Shaheed), Father-Yakub Ali
154 Mukti Bahini Nilmoni Sarkar (Shaheed), Father-Atul Sarkar

Sector-5

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
155 Mukti Bahini Jagat Joity Das(Shaheed), Father-Jitendra Chandra Das
156 Mukti Bahini Sirajul Islam (Shaheed), Father-Mokbul Hossain
157 Mukti Bahini Yamin Choudhury father -Abdul Hamid choudhury
158 Mukti Bahini Matiur Rahman

Sector-6

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
159 Mukti Bahini Abdus Samad (Shaheed)

Sector-7

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
160 Mukti Bahini A.T.M. Hamidul Hossain, 12 Shamoli, Robin Bhaban, 50 No. Dhaka
161 Mukti Bahini Mr. Siddique, Professor Sarda Cadet College, Village-Deluakhani, Post-Vangabari, District-Pabna
162 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Idris Ali Khan

Sector-8

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
163 Mukti Bahini Mohammd Khalil Saifuddin (Shaheed)
164 Mukti Bahini M. A. Mannan, Village-Alphadanga, Thana-Faridpur, District-Faridpur
165 Mukti Bahini Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury (Former CSP), Father-Late Delwar Choudhury, Village-Nateshahar, Thana-Bianibazar, District-Sylhet

Sector-9

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
166 Mukti Bahini Khijir, Father-Jahan Box Tarofdar, Village-Char Kartikdia, Post-Kartikdia, District-Khulna
167 Mukti Bahini Altaf Hossain (Shaheed), Father-Hazi Sobhan Molla, Village+Post-Vabanipur, District-Barishal

Sector-11

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
168 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Yusuf
169 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Khurram, Father-Mubarak Hossain
170 Mukti Bahini Jamal Uddin (Shaheed), Father-Mr. Nasir Uddin
171 Mukti Bahini Amanullah Kabir, Father-Ahmad Ali Master
172 Mukti Bahini Bur Islam, Father-Md. Rafiquddin
173 Mukti Bahini Mohammad Shawkat Ali Sarkar, Father-Ijab Uddin Sarkar
174 Mukti Bahini Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Father-Kashem Uddin Sarkar
175 Mukti Bahini Md. Shahjahan, Father-Jasim Uddin Sarkar
176 Mukti Bahini Md. Habihur Rahman, Father-Moulavi Mod. Kashem Ali, Village-Madurapara, Sologosta, Post-Ghatail, District-Tangail


Post Liberation War

Bangladesh Army

Sl. no. ID no. Rank (At the time of award) NAME
175 Major General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy
176 Brigadier general Mozzafor Ahmed
177 Major General Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bir Bikrom List". Ministry of Liberation War and Affairs, Bangladesh.
  2. ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense,Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
  3. ^ "Reminiscence:Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul talks about his Liberation War days". The Daily Star. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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