Mostafa Kamal ( Bir Sreshtho ) Mostofa Kamal ( ) , better known as Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal was a sepoy in the Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War . He was born on 16 December 1947 in Hajipur village of Daulatikhan upazilla under Bhola district . His father , Habibur Rahman was a Havilder . On 18 April 1971 , Mostofa Kamal was killed in a defensive battle against the occupying Pakistan Army in Daruin village of Comilla . His actions inflicted heavy casualties on his enemy troops . He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery of the Bangladesh Army , Bir Sreshtho . Short Biography . Mostafa Kamal was born in 1947 at the Poshchim Hajipur village under Daulatkhana upazilla in Bhola district . His father was a Habildar in the army . Kamal had his education only up to second grade and spent most of childhood with his father at the Comilla Cantonment . On 16 December 1967 , Kamal escaped from his house and joined the East Bengal Regiment . Mostafa Kamal was a well known boxer . During the mid March in 1971 , he was transferred from Comilla Cantonment to the headquarter of the 4th East Bengal Regiment at Brahmanbaria . As the Bangladesh Liberation War started in 1971 , East Bengal Regiment had taken the control of Brahmanbaria with three Defence bases at Aashuganj , Ujanishwar and Anderson lake . But Pakistani army continued attacking with their heavy artillery in these places . As a result , East Bengal Regiment retreated back to Aakhaura , Shangi Nagar and Daruin . 2nd Platoon was sent to Daruin to reinforce the troops . Mostafa Kamal was a soldier of this platoon . Major Shafayat Jamil verbally declared him as the Lance Naek and gave him the responsibility of leading a team . He died at Daruin on 18 April 1971 during a battle against the Pakistan Army . He was buried at Daruin . He was posthumously rewarded as “ Bir Shrestho ” , the highest gallantry award in Bangladesh . A postage stamp was also published to pay respect to him . Battle of Daruin . Mostafa Kamal was a Sepoy of the 4th East Bengal Regiment . At the start of March , 4th Regiment was moved from Moynamati Cantonment to Brahmanbaria . After the incidents of 25 March , 4th Regiment successfully brought Brahmanbaria under control . Under the leadership of Major Shafayat Jamil , they revolted against the Pakistani officers and formed a Defence Camp at Brahmanbaria . 4th Regiment continued their battle against the Pakistan Army and eventually arrived at Aakhaura . At Aakhaura , the 4th Regiment set their camp in Gangashagar and Talshahar . To avoid any unexpected attacked from the Pakistanis , 2nd Platoon of the company " Alpha " was sent to Daruin village . Mostafa Kamal was one of the section commanders of 2nd Platoon . On 16 April , Pakistan Army started to approach towards the Regiment camp . They were coming over the railway of the Comilla - Aakhaura root . Regiment also reconciled their position at Daruin . They settled on their trenches near a pond . Mostafa Kamal took the rightmost position . On 17 April , Pakistanis opened fire . Major Shafayat Jamil strengthened his force by sending the 11th Platoon of company Delta to Daruin . At around 12 PM the Pakistanis attacked from West . Another part of the Pakistan Army attacked Mukti Bahini from behind . As a result , Regiment had decided to retreat from Daruin . Mostafa Kamal took the responsibly to cover for his fellow fighters . Most of the fighters retreated to a safer position as Kamal relentlessly kept firing with his Light Machine Gun . He managed to neutralize ( kill ) 8 Pakistani soldiers . But at one stage , he got shot . He along with 20 to 40 other soldiers died at this battle .