Bir Protik (, ) 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
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! Name
! Rank (At the time of award)
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| 1
| Mohammad Abdul Matin
| Captain (Provisional)
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| 2
| Abu Taher Salauddin
| Captain
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| 3
| Mohammad Abdul Matin
| Major
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| 4
| Mohammad Matiur Rahman (2nd East Bengal)
| Major
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| 5
| M Ain Uddin
| Major
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| 6
| Akbar Hossain
| Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
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| 7
| Mohammad Nazrul Haque
| Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
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| 8
| Mohammad Bazlul Gani Patwari
| Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
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| 9
| Mohammad Abdur Rashid
| Captain
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| 10
| Mohammad Shahidul Islam
| Captain
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| 11
| Syed Moinuddin Ahmed
| Captain
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| 12
| Aktar Ahmed
| Captain
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| 13
| Mohammad Anwar Hossain
| Captain
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| 14
| Delwar Hossain
| Captain
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| 15
| Sitara Begum
| Captain
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| 16
| Didarul Alam
| Lieutenant
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| 17
| Rashed Chowdhury (revoked)
| Lieutenant
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| 18
| Syed Muhammad Ibrahim
| Lieutenant
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| 19
| M. Harun-Ar-Rashid
| Lieutenant
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| 20
| Ibne Fazal Badiuzzaman (Shaheed)
| Lieutenant
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| 21
| Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan
| Lieutenant
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| 22
| Mohammad Humayun Kabir Chowdhury
| Lieutenant
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| 23
| Mohammad Shafique Ullah
| Lieutenant
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| 24
| Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir
| Second Lieutenant
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| 25
| Mahbubul Alam
| Second Lieutenant
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| 26
| Sayed Ahmed
| Second Lieutenant
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| 27
| Alik Kumar Gupta
| Second Lieutenant
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| 28
| Nurul Azim Chowdhury
|Captain
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| 29
| K. M. Abu Bakr
| Second Lieutenant
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| 30
| Mizanur Rahman Mia
| Second Lieutenant
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| 31
| Taher Ahmed
| Second Lieutenant
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| 32
| Monzur Ahmed
| Second Lieutenant
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| 33
| Samsul Alam
| Second Lieutenant
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| 34
| Jamilud Din Ahsan
| Second Lieutenant
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| 35
| Wakar Hasan
| Second Lieutenant
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| 36
| Masudur Rahman
| Second Lieutenant
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| 37
| Zahirul Haque Khan
| Second Lieutenant
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| 38
| Waliul Islam
| Second Lieutenant
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| 39
| Shawkat Ali
| Second Lieutenant
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| 40
| Modasir Hossain Khan
| Second Lieutenant
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| 41
| Rawshan Iazdani Bhuyan
| Second Lieutenant
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| 42
| Jahangir Usman
| Second Lieutenant
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| 43
| Mohammed Nurul Hoque Bhuiyan
| Honorary Captain
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Bangladesh Air Force
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! NAME
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| Squadron Leader
| Sadruddin Hossain
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| Squadron Leader
| Muhammad Hamidullah Khan
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Bangladesh Navy
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! NAME
! Rank (At the time of award)
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|
| Faruk-e-Azam
| Unknown
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|
|Rawshan Mehdi
|Lieutenant (Gallantry operation at Rangamati)
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Mukti Bahini (Freedom fighters)
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! Rank (At the time of award)
! NAME
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| 12
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| William A. S. Ouderland (Sector-2)
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| 119
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| Shahidul Islam (Sector-11)
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| 351
| Sub-sector Commander
| Mahbubur Rob Sadi (Sector-4)
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|Taramon Bibi
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|Sitara Begum
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|Golam Dastagir Gazi
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|Waresat Hussain Belal
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|Kakon Bibi
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|Fazlul Hoque
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|Abdul Awal Sarkar
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|Ayez Uddin Ahmed
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Post Liberation War
Bangladesh Army
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! Rank (At the time of award)
! NAME
!Note
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| Major
| Hasinur Rahman
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|Capt (Later Brigadier)
|A.T.M Anisuzzaman
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|S. M. Salahuddin Islam
|For role in CHT conflict
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See also
- Bir Bikrom
- Bir Sreshtho
- Bir Uttom