Second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh
Award
Bir Uttom
Type
Military medal
Awarded for
Brave warrior of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971
Description
The second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh
Presented by
Bangladesh
Eligibility
All citizen of Bangladesh including forces at liberation war 1971.
Status
15 December 1973
Established
1973
First awarded
15 December 1973
Last awarded
22 April 2010
Total
69
Total awarded posthumously
22
Total recipients
69
Precedence
Next (higher)
Bir Shrestho
Equivalent
Bir Mrittunjoee
Next (lower)
Bir Bikrom
Bir Uttom (Bengali: বীর উত্তম, lit. 'Great Valiant Hero') is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual.[1]
Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Uttom.[2]
^Report, Star Online (30 April 2015). "Miscreants damage Zia's grave decor". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
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