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:
Bangladesh
Gallantry awards
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 (Template:Langx), 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).
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- Roundel of Bangladesh – Army Aviation Sepoy Hamidur Rahman Template:KIA
- Roundel of Bangladesh – Army Aviation Sepoy Mostafa KamalTemplate:KIA
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- Bangladesh Border Guard Lance Naik Nur Mohammad SheikhTemplate:KIA
Recipients
| No. | NAME | SECTOR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Liberation War medals
| File:War Medal.JPG | Samor Pawdok (War Medal) |
| File:Victory Medal.JPG | Joy Pawdok (Victory Medal) |
| File:Rono Taroka.JPG | Rono Taroka (Campaign Star) |
| File:Campaign Star.JPG | Mukti Taroka (Liberation Star) |
Civilian awards
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The Independence Day Award (Template:Langx),[3] also termed Independence Award (Template:Langx), 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.
- Bangladesh Freedom Honour -(Template:Langx); posthumously conferred on former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.[4]
- Bangladesh Liberation War Honour -(Template:Langx); conferred to heads of states and heads of governments:
- Template:Flagicon King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck[5]
- Template:Flagicon President Fidel Castro[6]
- Template:Flagicon President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[7]
- Template:Flagicon President Pranab Mukherjee[8]
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.[9]
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee[10]
- Template:Flagicon Acting Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda[11]
- Template:Flagicon President Ram Baran Yadav
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister/ Acting Head of State Girija Prasad Koirala[12]
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala[13]
- Template:Flagicon General Secretary Leonid IIyich Brezhnev
- Template:Flagicon President Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister Alexei Nikolaevich Kosygin
- Template:Flagicon Prime Minister Sir Edward Richard George Heath
- Template:Flagicon President Marshal Josip Broz Tito[13]
- Friends of Liberation War Honour -(Template:Langx); conferred to individuals, six organisations and Mitra Bahini. The individuals include 257 Indians, 88 Americans, 41 Pakistanis, 39 Britons, 9 Russians, 18 Nepalese, 16 French and 18 Japanese.Template:Citation needed Three ceremonies were held between March 2012[14] and October 2012.[15]
India
Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra:[16][17]
| S. No. | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lance Naik (Posthumously) | Albert Ekka |
| 02 | Flying Officer | Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (Posthumously) |
| 03 | Major | Hoshiar Singh |
| 04 | Second Lieutenant | Arun Khetarpal (Posthumously) |
Recipients
Recipients[18]
Pakistan
Recipients of the Nishan-E-Haider:[20][21]
- Major Muhammad Akram (posthumously)
- Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (posthumously)
- Major Shabbir Sharif (posthumously)
- Sarwar Muhammad Hussain (posthumously)
- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (posthumously)
See also
- Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Bangladeshi honours system
- Military awards and decorations of Bangladesh
References
- ↑ The Bir Sreshtho. birsreshtho.com.
- ↑ Bir Protik (literally, Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage). Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Independence Day Award, Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Bangladesh honours Indira Gandhi with highest award. The Hindu({Template:Date).
- ↑ Third druk gyalpo honored by Bangladesh Template:Webarchive thebhutanese.bt.
- ↑ Bangladesh will remember Castro with reverence: PM. The Daily Star(27 November 2016). Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Bangladesh honour for Indians who helped in its liberation. The Hindu(6 October 2013). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ↑ Pranab Mukherjee receives Bangladesh's second highest award Template:Webarchive. NDTV.com (5 March 2013). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Grateful to you all: PM tells 61 friends of Liberation War from abroad Template:Webarchive The Daily Star.
- ↑ Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee honoured for his 1971 role: On his behalf Modi receives Bangladesh Liberation War award from Hamid(8 June 2015).
- ↑ Fakruddin Ahmed, Gulzarilal Nanda conferred B'desh war honour. Business Standard(1 October 2013).
- ↑ Bangladesh confers 'Liberation War Honour' to late NC president. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Friends of freedom honoured Template:Webarchive, Wednesday, 28 March 2012, The Daily Star
- ↑ [{{{url}}} B'desh honours foreign friends](28 March 2012).
- ↑ Nation honours foreign friends(21 October 2012).
- ↑ Martyrs. National Defense Academy, Pune.
- ↑ Param Vir Chakra. Government of India. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Vir Chakra Awardee List. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Vir Chakra (VrC) Awardee: Lt Col Raj Singh, VrC, SM. The War Decorated, India.
- ↑ Nishan-e-Haider holders of Pakistan Army. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Nishan-e-Haider. Shaheed Foundation Pakistan.
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