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Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War

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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

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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 (Bengali: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ, lit. 'Valiant of Courage'), 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).

  1. Roundel of Bangladesh – Army Aviation Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir  †
  2. Roundel of Bangladesh – Army Aviation Sepoy Hamidur Rahman  †
  3. Roundel of Bangladesh – Army Aviation Sepoy Mostafa Kamal †
  4. বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী Engine room artificer Ruhul Amin  †
  5. Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman  †
  6. Bangladesh Border Guard Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rouf  †
  7. Bangladesh Border Guard Lance Naik Nur Mohammad Sheikh †


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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

Samor Pawdok (War Medal)
Joy Pawdok (Victory Medal)
Rono Taroka (Campaign Star)
Mukti Taroka (Liberation Star)

Civilian awards

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Independence Day Medallion

The Independence Day Award (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা পদক),[3] also termed Independence Award (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), 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 -(Bengali: বাংলাদেশ স্বাধীনতা সম্মাননা, romanized: Bānglādēśa sbādhīnatā sam'mānanā); posthumously conferred on former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.[4]
  • Bangladesh Liberation War Honour -(Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ সম্মাননা, romanized: Bānglādēśa muktiyud'dha sam'mānanā); conferred to heads of states and heads of governments:
  1. Bhutan King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck[5]
  2. Cuba President Fidel Castro[6]
  3. India President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[7]
  4. India President Pranab Mukherjee[8]
  5. India Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.[9]
  6. India Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee[10]
  7. Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav
  8. Nepal Prime Minister/ Acting Head of state Girija Prasad Koirala[11]
  9. Nepal Prime Minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala[12]
  10. Soviet Union General Secretary Leonid IIyich Brezhnev
  11. Soviet Union President Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny
  12. Soviet Union Prime Minister Alexei Nikolaevich Kosygin
  13. United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Edward Richard George Heath
  14. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Marshal Josip Broz Tito[12]


  • Friends of Liberation War Honour -(Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ মৈত্রী সম্মাননা, romanized: Muktiyud'dha maitrī sam'mānanā); 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.[citation needed] Three ceremonies were held between March 2012[13] and October 2012.[14]
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India

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Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra:[15][16]

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Pakistan

Recipients of the Nishan-E-Haider:[19][20]

  1. Major Muhammad Akram (posthumously)
  2. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (posthumously)
  3. Major Shabbir Sharif (posthumously)
  4. Sarwar Muhammad Hussain (posthumously)
  5. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (posthumously)

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