.: Bir Sreshtho
The
Highest Gallantry Award
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Martyr (Shaheed) Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir, BS |
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Born:
1948 in the village of Rahimgonj under
Babugonj upazilla of Barisal district.
Commissioned in the corps of Engineers
on June 1968 from Pakistan Military
Academy, Kakul. Embraced martyrdom while
breaking through enemy defence on the
bank of river Mahananda. His bold initiative
and aggressive leadership helped wipe
out the last vestiges of enemy resistance
and the position finally fell to our
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Martyr (Shaheed) Sepoy Mostafa Kamal, BS
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16 December 1947 in Hajipur village
of Daulatikhan upazilla under Bhola
district. Proud son of retired Havilder
Habibur Rahman, Sepoy Mostafa embraced
martyrdom on 18 April 1971 in a defensive
battle against the enemy in Daruin village
of Comilla. With unflinching courage
and steadfastness, he inflicted heavy
casualties on the enemy. |
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Martyr (Shaheed) Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, BS |
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Born:
2 February 1953 in Khardo Khalishpur
village under Jessore district. Joined
the Army on 2nd February 1971 and enrolled
in the corps of Infantry. Embraced martyrdom
on 28 October 1971 at Dhalai in an attempt
to capture the enemy position which
finally fell to our advancing column. |
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Martyr (Shaheed) Md. Ruhul Amin, BS |
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Born: at Bagpachra
in the district of Noakhali in 1934.
After completing his secondary education
from Sunaimuri
High School
in 1949, he joined erstwhile
Pakistan
navy in 1951. During
the Liberation Movement in 1971, he
was serving as engineer officer in the
appointment of ERA-1 in PNS Comilla
Gunboat under Chittagong Naval base.
On 25th
March 1971 , he left the
Pak navy and joined the Liberation war.
Later on he joined the naval ship Poash
A few days before the country was liberated
his ship came under air strike on 10
December 1971 near Khulna
shipyard. He
fought bravely to save his ship but
was wounded severely and later on the
embraced martyrdom. He was honoured
with the highest gallantry award “Bir
Srestha” for his courage, valour
and dedication to the nation. |
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Martyr (Shaheed) Naik Munshi Abdur Rouf, BS |
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Born: May 1943 at village Salmat of Boalmari
upazila under Faridpur district. Enlisted
in their East Bengal Regiment on 8 May
1963. Was attached with a regular infantry
unit during War of Liberation. Embraced
martyrdoms on 8 April 1971 at Burighat
in Chittagong Hill Tracts after causing
extensive damage to enemy's men and
materials with his MG and forcing them
to retreat. |
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Martyr (Shaheed) Flight Lieutenant M Matiur
Rahman, BS |
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21 February 1945 at Dhaka. Joined the
Pakistan Air Force in August 1961 and
commissioned in the GD(P) branch on
23 June 1963. Embraced martyrdom on
August 20, 1971 in an attempt to join
the Liberation War with a T-33 aircraft
from Karachi Air Base which ultimately
crashed. |
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Martyr (Shaheed) Lance Naik Nur Mohammad Sheikh,
BS |
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Born:
26 February 1936 in Moheskhali village
under Jessore district. Enlisted in
the East Pakistan Rifles on 14 March
1959. Embraced martyrdom while engaging
the enemy with fire for covering the
extrication of fellow soldiers at Goalhati
in Jessore district on September 5 1971.
Nur Mohammad died fighting along but
not before his compatriots were safe
and he had inflicted heavy casualties
on the enemy. |
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