Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War were decorations bestowed by the major warring parties for actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan all issued awards and decorations related to the conflict.
A listing of the medals bestowed are as follows:
A total of 677 participants of the Bangladesh War of Independence received gallantry awards for their service and bravery. Four categories of gallantry awards were created after the war in Bangladesh. These were:
The Bir Sreshtho (Bengali : বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (Valiant of Courage), 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. [1]
Recipients All the recipients of this award were killed in action during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. The award was published by the Bangladesh Gazette on 15 December 1973. It is the highest military award of Bangladesh, similar to the U.S. Medal of Honor or the UK's Victoria Cross. It has only been given in 1973 to seven people. Listed below are the people who have received the Bir Srestho medal. They are all considered 'Shaheed' (Martyrs).
Recipients
No. | NAME | SECTOR | RANK |
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01 | Khaja Nazimuddin Bhuiyan, (posthumous) | Sector-04 | Leader Public Force/Gano Bahini |
02 | K M Shafiullah | Commander, S Force | Major |
03 | Ziaur Rahman | Commander, Z Force | Major |
04 | Chittoronjon Datta | Sector Commander-04 | Major |
05 | Kazi Nuruzzaman | Sector Commander-07 | Major |
06 | Mir Showkat Ali | Sector Commander-05 | Major |
07 | Khaled Mosharraf | Commander, K Force | Major |
08 | Abdul Manzur | Sector Commander-08 | Major |
09 | Abu Taher | Interim Sector Commander-11 | Major |
10 | A N M Nuruzzaman | Sector Commander-03 | Captain |
11 | Rafiqul Islam | Sector Commander-01 | Captain |
12 | Abdus Salek Choudhury | Sector Commander-02 | Captain |
13 | Aminul Haque | Commander, 8 East Bengal | Major |
14 | Mohammad Abdur Rab | Army chief, AHQ | Lieutenant Colonel |
15 | A K Khandker | Deputy Chief of Staff Army | Group Captain |
16 | Shahjahan Omar | – | – |
17 | Kader Siddique | – | – |
18 | Liakat Ali Khan | – | – |
19 | Shahabuddin Ahmed | – | – |
20 | Anwar Hossain Pahari | – | – |
21 | Aftab Ali | (Sector-11)3rd East Bengal | subeder |
22 | Motiur Rahman | – | Lieutenant Colonel |
A total of 175 fighters have been awarded on 15 December 1973 for their heroic actions at the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The government of Bangladesh declared the name of the awardees in Bangladesh Gazette on 15 December 1973. In recent 1 Bir Bikrom title award postponed. So total Bir Bikram awarded person is 174.
This award was officially declared on 15 December 1973 through the Bangladesh Gazette. According to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, a total of 426 people have received the award. [2]
| Samor Pawdok (War Medal) |
| Joy Pawdok (Victory Medal) |
| Rono Taroka (Campaign Star) |
| Mukti Taroka (Liberation Star) |
The Independence Day Award (Bengali : স্বাধীনতা পদক), [3] also termed Independence Award (Bengali : স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organisations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War of Liberation, the language movement, education, literature, journalism, public service, science and technology, medical science, social science, song, games and sports, fine arts, rural development, and other areas.
Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra: [14] [15]
S. No. | Rank | Name |
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01 | Lance Naik | Albert Ekka |
02 | Flying Officer | Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (Posthumously) |
03 | Major | Hoshiar Singh |
04 | Second Lieutenant | Arun Khetarpal (Posthumously) |
Recipients
Recipients [16]
S. no. | Rank | Name | Branch | Award Date | Awarded for |
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01 | Adm | Laxminarayan Ramdass | Indian Navy | 1 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
02 | Subedar | Gurdev Singh Hans | Indian Army | 4 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
03 | Maj | Nanjappa K P | Indian Army | 5 December 1971 | Battle of Daudkandi |
04 | Lt Col | Raj Singh | Indian Army | 15 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily [17] |
05 | Major | PK Sharma | Indian Army | 6 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
06 | Captain | Jatinder Kumar | Indian Army | Operation Cactus Lily | |
07 | Col | Gopal Krishna Trivedi | Indian Army | 11 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
08 | Lt Col | Satish Nambiar | Indian Army | Operation Cactus Lily | |
09 | Air Cmde | Jasjit Singh | Indian Air Force | 17 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
10 | Grenadier | Rafiq Khan | Indian Army | 19 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
11 | Vice Adm | Arun Prakash | Indian Navy | 21 December 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
12 | Squadron Leader | M A Ganapathy | Indian Air force | 1972 | Boyra Encounter (1971) |
|- | 13 | 2/LT | David A Devadasan | Indian Army - 1 MAHAR | Battle of Harar Kalan | 10/11 December 1971
Recipients of the Nishan-E-Haider: [18] [19]