Bir Uttom (literally, Better among Braves in Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

) is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh

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...

 after the Bir Sreshtho

Bir Sreshtho

The Bir Sreshtho is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs....

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Since independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded as Bir Uttom.

Recipients

This award was declared on 15 December, 1973. Total 68 people have been awarded for their bravery dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.


In April 2010, Brigadier General

Brigadier General

Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...

 (posthumous) Jamil Uddin Ahmed was posthumously conferred with the Bir Uttom honor for being the lone army officer who was killed while trying to counter the killers of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali nationalist politician and the founder of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its...

 during a military coup

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took place in the early hours of August 15, 1975, when a group of junior Bangladesh Army officers invaded Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence with tanks...

 on 15 August, 1975.
The following list has been prepared as of the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973.

Bangladesh Army

Bangladesh Army

The 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...

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
01	B.R.R.-1550	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...	Md. A. Rob, M.N.A.
02	B.A.-5121	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. ...	K. M. Shafiullah
03	B.A.-5115	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. ...	Ziaur Rahman Ziaur Rahman President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
04	B.A.-3613	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. ...	Chitta Ranjan Datta
05	B.A.-2215	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. ...	Quazi nooruzzaman
06	B.A.-5512	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. ...	Mir Shawkat Ali
07	B.A.-5553	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. ...	Khaled Mosharraf Khaled Mosharraf Khaled Mosharraf was a Bangladeshi military officer who was a the Sector Commander of BDF Sector 2 and K-Force Brigade Commander during the Bangladesh War of Liberation. He was awarded Bir Uttam for his gallantry actions during the war...
08	B.A.-6030	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. ...	Abul Manzur
09	B. A.-6472	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. ...	Abu Taher Abu Taher Lieutenant Colonel Abu Taher a communist and a left-leaning radical activist of the Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, responsible for the Soldiers Uprising and the radical breakout that occurred in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh on Nov 7th 1975...  (Retired)
10	B.A.-182	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. ...	A.J.M Aminul Haque
11	B.A.-6286	Captain	A. N. M. Nuruzzaman
12	B.A.-7210	Captain	Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mohammad Rafiqul Islam is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 20 September 1974 in Dhaka and is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler. He appeared for Biman Bangladesh Airlines in 2000/01, taking a best of 4 for 111 against Rajshahi Division....
13	B.S.S.-7704	Captain	Abdus Salek Choudhury
14	B.A.-7335	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. ...	Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mohammad Rafiqul Islam is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 20 September 1974 in Dhaka and is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler. He appeared for Biman Bangladesh Airlines in 2000/01, taking a best of 4 for 111 against Rajshahi Division....
15	-	Leader Gonobahini	Khaja Nazimuddin (Shaheed)
16	B.A.-7942	Captain	Harun Ahmed Choudhury
17	B.S.S.-8544	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. ...	A.T.M. Haider
18	B.S.S.-10012	Captain	M.A. Gaffar Haldar
19	B.A.-10170	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. ...	Shariful Haque Shariful Haque Shariful Haque is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one ODI in 1998....
20	B.A.-11521	Captain	Mohammad Shahjahan Mohammad Shahjahan Mohammad Shahjahan is the Acting Managing Director and CEO of Grameen Bank. He gained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from University of Dhaka in 1976. He completed his Master's degree in Accounting and Finance from the same university in 1978 and 1981 respectively. He started his...
21	B.A.-11562	Captain	Mahbubur Rahman Mahbubur Rahman Mahbubur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one ODI in 1999.In the 1980s Mymensingh was a great hub for producing cricketing talent in Bangladesh. Mahbubur Rahman, also known as Selim, was one of the finest talents to come from there. A right-handed middle order batsman, he...
22	B.A.-6489	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. ...	Mohammad Ziauddin (Retired)
23	B.A.-10561	Captain	Aftab Kader
24	B.A.-11038	Captain	Mahbubur Rahman Mahbubur Rahman Mahbubur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one ODI in 1999.In the 1980s Mymensingh was a great hub for producing cricketing talent in Bangladesh. Mahbubur Rahman, also known as Selim, was one of the finest talents to come from there. A right-handed middle order batsman, he...  (Shaheed)
25	-	Captain (2-E.Bengal)	Salah Uddin Momtaz (Posthumously)
26	B.A.-10244	Captain (2-E.Bengal)	Mohammad Azizur Rahman
27	N.Y.A.	Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...  (8-E. Bengla)	S. M. Imadul Haque (Shaheed)
28	N.Y.A.	2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal)	Muhammad Anwar Hossain (Shaheed)
29	S.S.-33	2nd Lieutenant(1-E Bengal)	Abu Moyeen Mohammad Samad (Shaheed)
30	B.J.O.-26507	Subedar (3-East Bengal)	Aftab Ali
31	B.J.O.-3932129	Subedar Subedar Subedar is a historical rank in the Indian Army, ranking below British commissioned officers and above non-commissioned officers. The rank was otherwise equivalent to a British lieutenant and was introduced in the East India Company's presidency armies, to make it easier for British officers to...	Fayez Ahmed
32	B.J.O.-3933821	Naib Subedar	Belayet Ahmed (Shaheed)
33	B.J.O.-3933525	Naib Subedar	Moinul Hossain (Shaheed)
34	N.Y.A.	Naib Subedar (3-East Bengal)	Habibur Rahman Habibur Rahman Muhammad Habibur Rahman is a former chief justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He was the chief adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh....
35	3931908	Havildar Havildar Havildar ) was the Military 'In Charge' of a Fort during the times of Maratha Empire. In the British Indian Army it was equivalent rank to Sergeant, next above Naik, and is still used in the modern Indian Army and Pakistan Army. The cavalry equivalent is Daffadar...	Md. Shah Alam (Shaheed)
36	3940899	Havildar Havildar Havildar ) was the Military 'In Charge' of a Fort during the times of Maratha Empire. In the British Indian Army it was equivalent rank to Sergeant, next above Naik, and is still used in the modern Indian Army and Pakistan Army. The cavalry equivalent is Daffadar...	Nurul Amin Nurul Amin Nurul Amin , was a prominent Bengali leader of Pakistan's Muslim League who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the only first and the last Vice President of Pakistan from 1970 till 1971...
37	1240160	Havildar Havildar Havildar ) was the Military 'In Charge' of a Fort during the times of Maratha Empire. In the British Indian Army it was equivalent rank to Sergeant, next above Naik, and is still used in the modern Indian Army and Pakistan Army. The cavalry equivalent is Daffadar...	Nasir Uddin (Shaheed)
38	3937853	Naik Naik Naik is an administrative title and surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vash" means to control. Naik is a surname attributed to the Anavil Brahmin caste.Naik may refer to:...	Abdul Mannan (Shaheed)
39	3937853	Lance Naik Lance Naik Lance Naik is the equivalent rank to Lance Corporal in the Pakistan and Indian Armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below Naik. In cavalry units the equivalent is Acting Lance Daffadar. Like a British Lance Corporal, he wore a single rank chevron....	Abdul Latif Abdul Latif Abdul Latif is a singer, musician, and lyricist of Bangladesh. He is the writer of songs like Ora Amar Mukher Kotha, Ami dam diye kinechi Bangla. He was the first arranger of an influential song of the Bengali language movement, "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano".-Biography:After matriculating from... (Shaheed)
40	14561	Lance Naik Lance Naik Lance Naik is the equivalent rank to Lance Corporal in the Pakistan and Indian Armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below Naik. In cavalry units the equivalent is Acting Lance Daffadar. Like a British Lance Corporal, he wore a single rank chevron....	Abdus Sattar Abdus Sattar Justice Abdus Sattar was a President of Bangladesh. He was born in 1906 in Daraka of Bolpur, Birbhum district of West Bengal . Justice Sattar obtained his MA in Political Science and Law degree in 1929 from Calcutta University...
40	6804756	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...	Nurul Haque (Shaheed)
41	-	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...  (8-E. Bengal	Mohammad Shamsuzzaman (Shaheed)
42	-	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...  (9-E. Bengal	Shafil Min (Shaheed)
43	B.J.O.-893	Subedar Subedar Subedar is a historical rank in the Indian Army, ranking below British commissioned officers and above non-commissioned officers. The rank was otherwise equivalent to a British lieutenant and was introduced in the East India Company's presidency armies, to make it easier for British officers to...	Fazlu Rahman (Shaheed)
44	B.J.O.-8772	Naib Subedar	Mujibur Rahman (Shaheed)
45	6613	Naik Naik Naik is an administrative title and surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vash" means to control. Naik is a surname attributed to the Anavil Brahmin caste.Naik may refer to:...	Shafiuddin Choudhury (Shaheed)
46	17663	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...	Abu Taleb (Shaheed)
47	0259	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...	Mohammad Salahuddin Ahmed
48	13075	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...	Anwar Hossain Anwar Hossain Mohammad Anwar Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one Test and one ODI in 2002.-References:...  (Shaheed)
49	6040	Sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.-Etymology and Historical usage:...	Ershad Ali (Shaheed)

Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy

The Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...

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	Mohammad Shafiul Mawla
55	67981	Sub/Lt.	Abdul Wahid Choudhury
56	0230	Sub/Lt.	Matiur Rahman
57	0072	Naval Commando	Mohammad Shah Alam

Bangladesh Air Force

Bangladesh Air Force

The Bangladesh Air Force , is the air arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh Air Force currently employs more than 22,000 personnel including 600+ Pilots.-History:...

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
58	B.D- 1300	Group Captain Group Captain Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...	A K Khandker
59	B.D. -3733	Wing Commander Wing Commander (rank) Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...	M. K. Basar
60	4295	Squadron Leader Squadron Leader Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...	Sultan Mahmud Sultan Mahmud Sultan Mahmud may refer to:*Mahmud I , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire*Mahmud II , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire*Mahmud of Ghazni , Sultan of Persia in the 11th century...
61	4921	Flight Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"...	Samsul Alam
62	4974	Flight Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"...	Badrul Alam
63	5121	Flying Officer Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...	Liakat Ali Khan

Gonobahini

Gonobahini

Gonobahini was part of Mukti Bahini, also termed as the "Freedom Fighters" or FFs was a guerrilla force which fought against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Mukti Bahini was a combined force of Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh...

Sl. no.	ID no.	Rank (At the time of award)	NAME
64	-	Captain	Shahabuddin
65	-	Captain	Akram Akram -Given name:* Akram Khpalwak, Governor of Paktika Province in Afghanistan* Akram Khuzam, Al Jazeera journallist* Akram Pahalwan, Pakistani wrestler* Akram Zaki, Pakistani senator and literary scholar-Surname:* Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan , Sufi Shaikh...
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
69	-	Brigadier General Brigadier General Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...  (Posthumous)	Jamil Uddin Ahmed