Bir Uttom is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual.
Khaled Mosharraf,Bir Uttom was a Bangladeshi army officer who is known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent coups in post-independence Bangladesh. After deposing Khondakar Mustaq Ahmad in the 3 November 1975 coup,Mosharraf was assassinated on 7 November 1975.
Somoy Television is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news 24-hour Bengali television channel,headquartered at 89,Bir Uttam CR Dutta Road,Banglamotor,Dhaka. Multiple fact-checking organizations list Somoy TV as the top source in Bangladesh publishing fake news.
A.N.M NuruzzamanBir Uttom was a Bangladeshi army officer,who was also a sector commander in the Bangladeshi War of Liberation. After the war he served as the first and only director general of the paramilitary force Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini.
Chattogram Cantonment is situated near Bayezid Bostami of Chattogram,Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of 24th Infantry Division.
Golam Dastagir Gazi is a Bangladeshi industrialist and a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narayanganj-1 constituency. In January 2019,he was selected as the Minister of Textiles and Jute.
Cox's Bazar-1 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 2024 the constituency is represented by Syed Muhammad Ibrahim of the Bangladesh Kalyan Party in the Parliament.
Major Rafiqul IslamBir Uttam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Chandpur-5 constituency.
Abdul Awal Sarkar was a freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. For his courage in the war of independence,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik.
Md. Nazim Uddin was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter. He was awarded Bir Protik for his contribution to the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
ATM Nurul Bashar Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was elected a member of parliament for Cox's Bazar-2 in February 1996.
Md. Badiuzzaman Tunu was a freedom fighter with the title of Bir Pratik of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh.
Badrul Alam was a squadron leader of the Bangladesh Air Force who fought in the Bangladesh War of Independence,for which the government of Bangladesh gave him the Bir Uttam award,the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh. In 2016,he received the Independence Day Award.
Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line is a railway line under Bangladesh Railway. It is operated by East Zone of Bangladesh.
Dewan Mahbubur Rob Sadi Chaudhuri was a 1971 Liberation War veteran and war hero who valiantly led the Jalalpur sub-sector as Sub-Sector Commander of the Bangladesh Liberation Army under Sector Commander Maj Gen C. R. Datta. Sadi was awarded Bir Protik on 15 December 1973 for demonstration of personal acts of valor during the War. He was elected Member of the Parliament in 1979. Besides being a freedom fighter and politician,Sadi was also a singer,poet,columnist and songwriter. He was an active columnist for the Daily Manab Zamin and his articles and letters appeared in various national and international newspapers and magazines like The Economist,The Daily Star,The Daily Ittefaq and Prothom Alo. Sadi served as the Executive Director of Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd,and later founded a socio-political organization named Centre for Democratic Practice,dedicated towards fostering democracy and national consciousness and consensus in Bangladesh.
The Murder of Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan refers to the extrajudicial killing of a retired Bangladesh Army Major in Cox's Bazar by members of Bangladesh Police on 31 July 2020.
Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army and a freedom fighter of the Liberation War. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles from 12 February 1995 to 18 July 1996.
Mohammad Shafique Ullah was a prominent Bangladeshi freedom fighter and retired colonel of the Bangladesh Army. He served as one of only three Field Commissioned Officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Liberation War of 1971,as officially documented in the Bangladesh Gazette. For his exceptional bravery and service during the war,Shafique Ullah was awarded the prestigious Bir Protik,the fourth-highest gallantry award for military personnel in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Kalyan Party is a registered political party of Bangladesh founded by General Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Bir Pratik. He is currently serving as the chairman and former Secretary General of Chittagong University Branch Chhatra Shibir and former Assistant Member Secretary of AB Party Abdul Awal Mamun is serving as Secretary General of the party.
M Badiuzzaman is a former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
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