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Bir Uttom
Bir Uttom ;
	File:Bir Uttom (BU) Award Front.jpg
Type	Military medal
Awarded for	Brave warrior of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971
Description	The second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh
Presented by	Bangladesh
Eligibility	All citizen of Bangladesh including forces at liberation war 1971
Status	15 December 1973
Established	1973
First awarded	15 December 1973
Last awarded	22 April 2010
Total	69
Total awarded posthumously	22
Total recipients	69
Precedence
Next (higher)	Bir Shrestho
Equivalent	Bir Mrittunjoee
Next (lower)	Bir Bikrom

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Bir Uttom (Bengali: বীর উত্তম, lit. 'Great Valiant Hero') is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual.^[2]

Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Uttom.^[3]

Recipients

This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 67 people have been rewarded for their bravery and dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.

Lieutenant G. M. Mushfiqur Rahman Bir Uttam (1966–1989) was posted in 1 Field Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. On 8 September 1989, he led a 17-member team of Bangladesh Army soldiers and attacked a terrorist Shanti Bahini camp. Lieutenant Rahman was injured during the clash and he died on 8 September 1989 at 8.15 am. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom award.^[4]

In April 2010, Brigadier General Jamil Uddin Ahmad was posthumously conferred with the Bir Uttom for being the only army officer present and who was killed while trying to counter the successful assassination attempt on President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.

The following list has been prepared from the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973:

Bangladesh Army

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of the award)	NAME
01	B.A.-5115	Major	Ziaur Rahman
02	B.R.R.-1550	Lieutenant colonel	Md. A. Rob, M.N.A.
03	B.A.-5121	Major	K. M. Shafiullah
04	B.A.-3613	Major	Chitta Ranjan Dutta
05	B.A.-2215	Major	Quazi Nuruzzaman
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
10	B.A.-182	Major	A. J. M. Aminul Haque
11	B.A.-6286	Captain	A. N. M. Nuruzzaman
12	B.A.-7210	Major	Rafiqul Islam
13	B.S.S.-7704	Captain	Abdus Salek Choudhury
14	-	Leader Gonobahini	Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan (Shaheed)
15	B.A.-7942	Captain	Harun Ahmed Choudhury
16	B.S.S.-8544	Major	A.T.M. Haider
17	B.S.S.-10012	Captain	M.A. Gaffar Haldar
18	B.A.-10170	Major	Shariful Haque Dalim
19	B.A.-11521	Captain	Mohammad Shahjahan
20	B.A.-11562	Captain	Mahbubur Rahman
21	B.A.-6489	Major	Mohammad Ziauddin
22	B.A.-10561	Captain	Mirza Aftabul Qader (Posthumously)
23	B.A.-11038	Captain	Mahbubur Rahman (Shaheed)
24	-	Captain (2-E.Bengal)	Salah Uddin Momtaz (Posthumously)
25	B.A.-10244	Captain (2-E.Bengal)	Mohammad Azizur Rahman
26	N.Y.A.	Lieutenant (8-E. Bengal)	S. M. Imdadul Hoque (Shaheed)
27	N.Y.A.	2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal)	Mohammad Anwar Hossain (Shaheed)
28	S.S.-33	2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal)	Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad (Shaheed)
29	B.J.O.-26507	Subedar (3-East Bengal)	Aftab Ali
30	B.J.O.-3932129	Subedar	Fayez Ahmed
31	B.J.O.-3933821	Naib Subedar	Belayet Ahmed (Shaheed)
32	B.J.O.-3933525	Naib Subedar	Moinul Hossain (Shaheed)
33	N.Y.A.	Naib Subedar (3-East Bengal)	Habibur Rahman
34	3931908	Havildar	Md. Shah Alam (Shaheed)
35	3940899	Havildar	Nurul Amin
36	1240160	Havildar	Nasir Uddin (Shaheed)
37	3937853	Naik	Abdul Mannan (Shaheed)
38	3937853	Lance Naik	Abdul Latif (Shaheed)
39	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)

Bangladesh Navy

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
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	Mohammed Sirajul Moula
55	67981	Sub/Lt.	Abdul Wahid Choudhury
56	0230	Sub/Lt.	Matiur Rahman (Bir Bikrom)
57	0072	Naval Commando	Mohammad Shah Alam

Bangladesh Air Force

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
58	B.D- 1300	Group captain	Abdul Karim Khandker
59	B.D. -3733	Wing commander	M Khademul Bashar
60	4295	Squadron Leader	Sultan Mahmud
61	4921	Flight Lieutenant	Shamsul Alam
62	4974	Flight Lieutenant	Badrul Alam
63	5121	Flying Officer	Liaquat Ali Khan

Civilians

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	Name
64	-	Captain	Shahabuddin
65	-	Captain	Akram Ahmed
66	-	Captain	Sharfuddin
67	-	H. 2nd Lt.	M H Siddiqui
68	-	-	Abdul Kader Siddiqui

Post 1971

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME	Note
69	B.A.-3176	Lieutenant (Posthumous)	G.M. Mushfiqur Rahman	For role in CHT conflict
70	-	Brigadier General (Posthumous)	Jamil Uddin Ahmad	For role in 1975 coup

References

^ "Bir Uttom Medal". army.mil.bd. Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024.
^ "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
^ Major General (Retired) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim " Chittagong Hill Tract Peace Process and Situation Analysis (Bengali Book)

[1] "Bir Uttom Medal". army.mil.bd. Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024.

[2] "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[3] Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.

[4] Major General (Retired) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim " Chittagong Hill Tract Peace Process and Situation Analysis (Bengali Book)

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+[[Lieutenant]] [[G. M. Mushfiqur Rahman]] Bir Uttam (1966–1989) was posted in 1 Field Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. On 8 September 1989, he led a 17-member team of Bangladesh Army soldiers and attacked a terrorist Shanti Bahini camp. Lieutenant Rahman was injured during the clash and he died on 8 September 1989 at 8.15 am. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom award.<ref>Major General (Retired) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim " Chittagong Hill Tract Peace Process and Situation Analysis (Bengali Book)</ref>
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v t e Bir Uttom Award
Bangladesh Army	Md. A. Rob K. M. Shafiullah Ziaur Rahman Chitta Ranjan Dutta Quazi Nuruzzaman Mir Shawkat Ali Khaled Mosharraf Abul Manzur Abu Taher A.J.M Aminul Haque A. N. M. Nuruzzaman Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Abdus Salek Choudhury Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Khaja Nazimuddin (Shaheed) Harun Ahmed Choudhury A.T.M. Haider M.A. Gaffar Haldar Shariful Haque Dalim Mohammad Shahjahan (Bir Uttom) Mahbubur Rahman (BIr Uttom) Mohammad Ziauddin Aftab Kader Salah Uddin Momtaz Mohammad Azizur Rahman S. M. Imadul Haque Muhammad Anwar Hossain Abu Moyeen Mohammad Samad Aftab Ali Fayez Ahmed Belayet Hossain Mainul Hossain Habibur Rahman Shahe Alam Nurul Amin Nasir Uddin Abdul Mannan Abdul Latif Mandal Abdus Sattar Nurul Haque Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Shafil Min Fazlur Rahman Khandokar Mujibur Rahman Shafiuddin Choudhury Abu Taleb Salahuddin Ahmed (Bir Uttom) Anwar Hossain Ershad Ali
Bangladesh Navy	Mozahar Ullah Mohammad Zalal Uddin Mohammad Afzal Miah Mohammad Badiul Alam Mohammed Sirajul Moula Abdul Wahed Choudhury Matiur Rahman Mohammad Shah Alam
Bangladesh Air Force	Abdul Karim Khandker M Khademul Bashar Sultan Mahmud Samsul Alam Badrul Alam Liaquat Ali Khan
Mukti Bahini	Shahabuddin Ahmed (Bir Uttom) Akram Ahmed Shamsuzzaman Sharfuddin Ahmed M H Siddiqui Abdul Kader Siddique
Post 1971	Jamil Uddin Ahmad