# Bir Protik

Bir Protik (Bengali: বীর প্রতীক, lit. 'Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage') is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.

## Recipients

This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have received the award so far, all for their actions during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.

### Bangladesh Army

| Sl. no. | Name | Rank (At the time of award) |
| 1 | Mohammad Abdul Matin | Captain (Provisional) |
| 2 | Abu Taher Salauddin | Captain |
| 3 | Mohammad Abdul Matin | Major |
| 4 | Mohammad Matiur Rahman (2nd East Bengal) | Major |
| 5 | M Ain Uddin | Major |
| 6 | Akbar Hossain | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
| 7 | Mohammad Nazrul Haque | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
| 8 | Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patwari | Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) |
| 9 | Mohammad Abdur Rashid | Captain |
| 10 | Mohammad Shahidul Islam | Captain |
| 11 | Syed Moinuddin Ahmed | Captain |
| 12 | Aktar Ahmed | Captain |
| 13 | Mohammad Anwar Hossain | Captain |
| 14 | Delwar Hossain | Captain |
| 15 | Sitara Begum | Captain |
| 16 | Didarul Alam | Lieutenant |
| 17 | Rashed Chowdhury (revoked) | Lieutenant |
| 18 | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | Lieutenant |
| 19 | M. Harunur Rashid | Lieutenant |
| 20 | Ibne Fazal Badiuzzaman (Shaheed) | Lieutenant |
| 21 | Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan | Lieutenant |
| 22 | Mohammad Humayun Kabir Chowdhury | Lieutenant |
| 23 | Mohammad Shafique Ullah | Lieutenant |
| 24 | Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir | Second Lieutenant |
| 25 | Mahbubul Alam | Second Lieutenant |
| 26 | Sayed Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
| 27 | Alik Kumar Gupta | Second Lieutenant |
| 28 | Captain Nurul Azim Chowdhury |
| 29 | K. M. Abu Bakr | Second Lieutenant |
| 30 | Mizanur Rahman Mia | Second Lieutenant |
| 31 | Taher Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
| 32 | Monzur Ahmed | Second Lieutenant |
| 33 | Samsul Alam | Second Lieutenant |
| 34 | Jamilud Din Ahsan | Second Lieutenant |
| 35 | Wakar Hasan | Second Lieutenant |
| 36 | Masudur Rahman | Second Lieutenant |
| 37 | Zahirul Haque Khan | Second Lieutenant |
| 38 | Waliul Islam | Second Lieutenant |
| 39 | Shawkat Ali | Second Lieutenant |
| 40 | Modasir Hossain Khan | Second Lieutenant |
| 41 | Rawshan Iazdani Bhuyan | Second Lieutenant |
| 42 | Jahangir Usman | Second Lieutenant |
| 43 | Mohammed Nurul Hoque Bhuiyan | Honorary Captain |

### Bangladesh Air Force

| Sl. no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
| | Squadron Leader | Sadruddin Hossain |
| | Squadron Leader | Muhammad Hamidullah Khan |

### Bangladesh Navy

| Sl. no. | NAME | Rank (At the time of award) |
| | Faruk-e-Azam | Unknown |
| | Rawshan Mehdi | Lieutenant (Gallantry operation at Rangamati) |

### Mukti Bahini (Freedom fighters)

| Sl. no. | Rank (At the time of award) | NAME |
| 12 | | William A. S. Ouderland (Sector-2) |
| 119 | | Shahidul Islam (Sector-11) |
| 351 | Sub-sector Commander | Mahbubur Rob Sadi (Sector-4) |
| | | Taramon Bibi |
| | | Sitara Begum |
| | | Golam Dastagir Gazi |
| | | Waresat Hussain Belal |
| | | Kakon Bibi |
| | | Fazlul Hoque |
| | | Abdul Awal Sarkar |
| | | Ayez Uddin Ahmed |

## Post Liberation War
### Bangladesh Army

| Rank (At the time of award) | NAME | Note |
| Major | Hasinur Rahman | |
| Capt (Later Brigadier) | A.T.M Anisuzzaman | |
| | S. M. Salahuddin Islam | For role in CHT conflict |