{{short description|Gallantry award in Bangladesh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox award | name = Bir Protik<br/>100px | image = 150px | caption = | presenter = Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | type = Military medal | eligibility = | awarded_for = Bravery/Courage | status = Awarded on 15 December 1973 | clasps = | established = | firstawarded = 15 December 1973 | lastawarded = | total_awarded = 426 | total_awarded_posthumously = 60 | total_recipients = 426 | individual = 426 | higher = Bir Bikrom | same = Bir Durjoy | lower = | image2 = | caption2 = }}
'''Bir Protik''' ({{langx|bn|বীর প্রতীক}}, {{lit|Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage}}) is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bangladesh Government Gazettes|date=15 December 1973|publisher=Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh|location=Dhaka|page=Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378}}</ref>
==Recipients== 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.
===Bangladesh Army=== {| class ="wikitable" ! Sl. no. ! Name ! Rank (At the time of award) |- | 1 | 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. Harun-Ar-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 | Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir | Second Lieutenant |- | 25 | Mahbubul Alam | Second Lieutenant |- | 26 | Sayed Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |- | 27 | Alik Kumar Gupta | Second Lieutenant |- | 28 | Nurul Azim Chowdhury |Captain |- | 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 |- | 43 | Mohammed Nurul Hoque Bhuiyan | Honorary Captain |- |}
===Bangladesh Air Force=== {| class ="wikitable" ! Sl. no. ! Rank (At the time of award) ! NAME |- | | Squadron Leader | Sadruddin Hossain |- | | Squadron Leader | Muhammad Hamidullah Khan |}
===Bangladesh Navy=== {| class ="wikitable" ! Sl. no. ! NAME ! Rank (At the time of award) |- | | Faruk-e-Azam<ref>{{cite news |last1=প্রতিবেদক |first1=নিজস্ব |title=ফারুক-ই-আজম |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ar6u0b1i2c |work=Prothom Alo |date=10 August 2024 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Naval commando, fmr Election Commissioner, and more: Meet Bangladesh's interim govt |url= https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/bangladesh-interim-govt-members-9504872/ |work=The Indian Express |date=9 August 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240809185011/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/bangladesh-interim-govt-members-9504872/ |archive-date= 9 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | Unknown |- | |Rawshan Mehdi |Lieutenant (Gallantry operation at Rangamati) |}
===Mukti Bahini (Freedom fighters)=== {| class ="wikitable" ! Sl. no. ! Rank (At the time of award) ! NAME |- | 12 | | William A. S. Ouderland (Sector-2) |- | 119 | | Shahidul Islam (Sector-11) |- | 351 | Sub-sector Commander | Mahbubur Rob Sadi (Sector-4) |- | | |Taramon Bibi |- | | |Sitara Begum |- | | |Golam Dastagir Gazi |- | | |Waresat Hussain Belal |- | | |Kakon Bibi |- | | |Fazlul Hoque |- | | |Abdul Awal Sarkar |- | | |Ayez Uddin Ahmed<ref>{{Cite web|title=বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ|url=http://www.bgb.gov.bd/site/page/1f58c43c-0a2d-4245-beff-105da54966c4/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgb.gov.bd%2Fsite%2Fpage%2F1f58c43c-0a2d-4245-beff-105da54966c4%2F%25E0%25A6%2596%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25A4-%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25A7%25E0%25A6%25BE|access-date=29 November 2021|website=bgb.gov.bd|language=en}}</ref> |}
==Post Liberation War==
===Bangladesh Army=== {| class ="wikitable" ! Sl. no. ! ID no. ! Rank (At the time of award) ! NAME !Note |- | | | Major | Hasinur Rahman | |- | | |Capt (Later Brigadier) |A.T.M Anisuzzaman | |- | | | |S. M. Salahuddin Islam |For role in CHT conflict |}
==See also== *Bir Bikrom *Bir Sreshtho *Bir Uttom
==References== {{reflist}}
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