Shahidul Islam (died May 25, 2009) was the youngest person to receive the award – Bir Pratik. He was only 10 when he took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh 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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Lalu is the son of a poor farmer, who never had the chance to study. He is from Suti village of Gopalpur, a subdivision of Tangail

Tangail

Tangail is a town in Tangail District located in central region of Bangladesh. It consists of 5 corporations, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas. It is located on the banks of Louhajang River, and is part of the Dhaka Division.-Education:...

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Lalu went to Anwar Hossain Pahari and his group who were getting ready in the field of Keramjani Jawal School to obstruct the Pakistani Army. He was too young to go for war but he kept on insisting, so he was taken to carry out normal work.

Later Lalu went to India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 for training and by then his story was heard by Kader Siddique

Kader Siddique

Kader Siddique is one of the most famous fighters and organizers of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Often hailed as Bagha Kader or Bongo Bir , Siddique is to be decorated as Bir Uttom by the government of Bangladesh...

 the leader of Kaderia Bahini. He took part in many Guerrilla operations and full credit of liberating Gopalpur Thana goes to him. His role included throwing grenade and gathering information in disguise.

After liberation of Bangladesh, on 24 January Lalu along with the Kader Bahini submitted their weapons to the then President of Bangladesh. He also welcomed General Jagjit Singh Aurora

Jagjit Singh Aurora

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971...

, the head of the Mitro Bahini along with Kader Siddique in Tangail.