Bir Protik
Encyclopedia
Bir Protik is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh
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The following list has been prepared as of the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973.
Bangladesh Army
Mukti Bahini
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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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 1971Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
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The following list has been prepared as of the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973.
Bangladesh ArmyBangladesh ArmyThe Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...
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| 06 | Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ... (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence... ) |
Akbar Hossain Akbar Hossain Akbar Hossain was a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War and a Minister in three Bangladesh governments.-Military career:... |
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Mukti BahiniMukti BahiniMukti Bahini , also termed as the "Freedom Fighters" or FFs, collectively refers to the armed organizations who fought against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was dynamically formed by Bengali regulars and civilians after the proclamation of Bangladesh's independence on...
(Freedom Fighters)
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| 12 | FF Resistance movement A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force... |
William A. S. Ouderland (Sector-2) | |
| 119 | FF Resistance movement A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force... |
Shahidul Islam Shahidul Islam (Lalu) Shahidul Islam was the youngest person to receive the award – Bir Pratik. He was only 10 when he took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War.Lalu is the son of a poor farmer, who never had the chance to study... (Sector-11) |
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