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Rahman, (Bir Srestha) Matiur (1941-1971) martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman was born in DHAKA on 29 November 1941...He received his primary education at Dhaka Collegiate School...Next he got himself admitted into Pakistan Air Force Public School at Sargoda in West Pakistan...After completing his twelfth class course there he entered Pakistan Air Force Academy...He was commissioned in June 1963 and was posted at Risalpur, West Pakistan...He successfully completed the Jet Conversion Course in Karachi before he was appointed a Jet Pilot in Peshawar...
Rahman made a secret plan of hijacking an aircraft...His aim was to join the liberation forces with the hijacked plane...On the morning of 20 August Pilot Officer Minhaz Rashid was scheduled to fly in a T-33 aircraft from Masrur Airbase in Karachi with Matiur Rahman as his trainer...The T-33 aircraft was code-named 'Bluebird'...During the training flight Matiur Rahman attempted to take control of the aircraft into his own hands, but failed...The plane crashed in Thatta, a place near the Indian border. Matiur's dead body was found near the crash sight, but no traces of Minhaz's dead body could be discovered...Matiur Rahman was buried at the graveyard of fourth class employees at Masrur Airbase...Matiur Rahman was awarded the highest state title of honour 'Bir Srestha' in recognition of his patriotism and sacrifice...
Rauf, (Bir Srestha) Munshi Abdur (1943-1971) Bir Srestha...Munshi Abdur Rauf was born in May 1943 at village Salamatpur in Boalkhali upazila of Faridpur district...He lost his father while an infant. Poverty compelled him to seek for a job for the maintenance of his family...In May 1963 Rauf was enrolled with the East Pakistan Rifles as a Lance Nayek...He had been serving in the East Pakistan Rifles in Chittagong till March 1971...
With the beginning of the WAR OF LIBERATION he made himself associated with the Eighth East Bengal Regiment...He embraced martyrdom in a battle fought against the Pakistan army at Kurighat in Chittagong Hill Tracts on 7 April 1971 after causing extensive damage to enemy\'s men and materials with his MG and forcing them to retreat...He was honoured with the highest state insignia of Bir Srestha in recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation...
Amin, (Bir Srestha) Ruhul (1935-1971) naval officer and freedom fighter...Born at village Bagh-chapra under Begumganj thana of Feni district Ruhul Amin had his early education in Bagh-chapra Primary School and Amishpara High School... He joined the Pakistan navy in 1953 as junior mechanical engineer, and was elevated to the post of artificer in 1965...While working at the PNS Bakhtiar naval post at Chittagong Ruhul Amin left the post in April 1971 to join the liberation war...He joined the newly formed Bangladesh Navy in September, and was placed as the Chief Artificer at the gunboat styled 'Palas'...
Ruhul Amin was burnt to death by a shell thrown from enemy plane into the engine room of the gunboat while attempting to capture the Pak naval post and PNS Titumir at Mangla port on 10 December...He fought bravely to save his ship but was wounded severely and later on the embraced martyrdom.. He was honoured with the highest gallantry award “Bir Srestha” for hiw courage, valour and dedication to the nation...
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Kamal, (Bir Srestha) Mohammad Mostafa (1947-1971) distinguished freedom fighter and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Mostafa Kamal was born at village West Hajipur under DAULATKHAN upazila of Bhola district...He joined the East Bengal Regiment as a soldier on 16 December 1967, and on completion of training he had his posting at the Fourth East Bengal Regiment in Comilla...
In March 1971, he was transferred to the headquarters of the Regiment at Brahmanbaria whence he joined the War of Liberation...During the War he had the status of a Lance Nayek, and was posted at village Daruin in Akhaura as a section commander...The Pak-army launched an attack on the second platoon of the Fourth East Bengal Regiment at village Daruin on 17 April...In the encounter that followed Mostafa Kamal was killed after a heroic resistance...He lies buried at village Daruin...In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation he was awarded the title of Bir Srestha by the Government of Bangladesh...
Rahman, (Bir Srestha) Mohammad Hamidur (1945-1971) martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Hamidur Rahman was born in 1945 at village Dumuria in Chapra thana of the district of 24 Parganas in WEST BENGAL...After the partition of India (1947) his family migrated to East Bengal and was permanently settled at Gharoda under Khalispur in KHULNA district...He had his primary education at Khalispur Primary School and subsequently at a local night school...He joined East Bengal Regiment on 2 February 1971 and was posted at EBR centre in Chittagong cantonment...On the face of the attack of Pakistan army on 25 March Hamidur Rahman left the cantonment for his village home, and then joined the liberation force at Dhalai on the south-eastern border of SREEMANGAL thana in SYLHET district...
For its strategic importance the freedom fighters took a bid for capturing the Dhalai border outpost of the Pak-army...The 'C' Company of the First East Bengal Regiment was entrusted with the task with which Hamidur Rahman was enrolled. On the preceding night of 28 October three platoons of freedom fighters silently advanced towards the outpost...The platoons while approaching near to the enemy post and were on the verge of attempting a surprise, a sudden explosion of a mine alarmed the enemies who started indiscriminate firing...A battle continued for hours; but the advance of the freedom fighters was seriously obstructed by enemy firing with LMG from south-west direction...
At this critical juncture Hamidur Rahman seceded in the darkness, silently proceeded by crawling towards the LMG post, attacked and killed the two LMG operators, thereby silencing the enemy guns; but he himself succumbed to death by an enemy bullet (28 October 1971)...Thus the tide of the battle was turned and the outpost was captured by the freedom fighters...In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation he was honoured with the highest state insignia of 'Bir Srestha'...
Sheikh, (Bir Srestha) Nur Mohammad (1936-1971) Lance Nayek of East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Nur Mohammad Sheikh was born on 26 February 1936 at village Maheskhali in Narail district...An orphan in childhood he had to sell his paternal landed property for his livelihood...Nur Mohammad then joined the local Ansar Force...He joined the then East Pakistan Rifles on 14 March 1959...On completion of training he was posted at Dinajpur sector...He was transferred to Jessore sector headquarters in August 1970.
Nur Mohammad joined the War of Liberation in March 1971 while on leave at his village home...During the War of Liberation he fought in Sector 8 in Jessore...He was then in charge of a regular petrol force...The Pak-army having taken position on three sides of the defence post suddenly managed to surround the petrol force on 5 September, and the heroic resistance that followed resulted in the martyrdom of Nur Mohammad...In recognition of his valour and the highest sacrifice in the War of Liberation, he was honoured with the highest state insignia of 'Bir Srestha'
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Jahangir, (Bir Srestha) Mahiuddin (1948-1971) an officer in the army Engineers Corps and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Mahiuddin Jahangir was born at village Rahimganj in Babuganj upazila of Barisal district in 1948...He passed Matriculation examination in 1964, I Sc in 1966, and joined Pakistan Military Academy as a cadet in 1967...He obtained commissioned rank in 1968.
Mahiuddin Jahangir was posted in the 173 Engineer Battalion in West Pakistan during the War of Liberation...With an avowed object of joining the War Mahiuddin along with three of his fellow officers managed to escape from his station on 3 July, and passing through the inaccessible hilly tracts reached the camp of the freedom fighters at Mehdipur in Maldah district of WEST BENGAL...
Embraced martyrdom while breaking through enemy defence on the bank of river Mahananda...His bold initiative and aggressive leadership helped wipe out the last vestiges of enemy resistance and the position finally fell to our forces...
In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation Mahiuddin Jahangir was honoured with the highest state insignia of Bir Srestha, the highest honour of the state bestowed upon the freedom fighters...
Sources:
banglapedia.com
bangladesharmy.info
Rahman, (Bir Srestha) Matiur (1941-1971) martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman was born in DHAKA on 29 November 1941...He received his primary education at Dhaka Collegiate School...Next he got himself admitted into Pakistan Air Force Public School at Sargoda in West Pakistan...After completing his twelfth class course there he entered Pakistan Air Force Academy...He was commissioned in June 1963 and was posted at Risalpur, West Pakistan...He successfully completed the Jet Conversion Course in Karachi before he was appointed a Jet Pilot in Peshawar...
Rahman made a secret plan of hijacking an aircraft...His aim was to join the liberation forces with the hijacked plane...On the morning of 20 August Pilot Officer Minhaz Rashid was scheduled to fly in a T-33 aircraft from Masrur Airbase in Karachi with Matiur Rahman as his trainer...The T-33 aircraft was code-named 'Bluebird'...During the training flight Matiur Rahman attempted to take control of the aircraft into his own hands, but failed...The plane crashed in Thatta, a place near the Indian border. Matiur's dead body was found near the crash sight, but no traces of Minhaz's dead body could be discovered...Matiur Rahman was buried at the graveyard of fourth class employees at Masrur Airbase...Matiur Rahman was awarded the highest state title of honour 'Bir Srestha' in recognition of his patriotism and sacrifice...
Rauf, (Bir Srestha) Munshi Abdur (1943-1971) Bir Srestha...Munshi Abdur Rauf was born in May 1943 at village Salamatpur in Boalkhali upazila of Faridpur district...He lost his father while an infant. Poverty compelled him to seek for a job for the maintenance of his family...In May 1963 Rauf was enrolled with the East Pakistan Rifles as a Lance Nayek...He had been serving in the East Pakistan Rifles in Chittagong till March 1971...
With the beginning of the WAR OF LIBERATION he made himself associated with the Eighth East Bengal Regiment...He embraced martyrdom in a battle fought against the Pakistan army at Kurighat in Chittagong Hill Tracts on 7 April 1971 after causing extensive damage to enemy\'s men and materials with his MG and forcing them to retreat...He was honoured with the highest state insignia of Bir Srestha in recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation...
Amin, (Bir Srestha) Ruhul (1935-1971) naval officer and freedom fighter...Born at village Bagh-chapra under Begumganj thana of Feni district Ruhul Amin had his early education in Bagh-chapra Primary School and Amishpara High School... He joined the Pakistan navy in 1953 as junior mechanical engineer, and was elevated to the post of artificer in 1965...While working at the PNS Bakhtiar naval post at Chittagong Ruhul Amin left the post in April 1971 to join the liberation war...He joined the newly formed Bangladesh Navy in September, and was placed as the Chief Artificer at the gunboat styled 'Palas'...
Ruhul Amin was burnt to death by a shell thrown from enemy plane into the engine room of the gunboat while attempting to capture the Pak naval post and PNS Titumir at Mangla port on 10 December...He fought bravely to save his ship but was wounded severely and later on the embraced martyrdom.. He was honoured with the highest gallantry award “Bir Srestha” for hiw courage, valour and dedication to the nation...
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Kamal, (Bir Srestha) Mohammad Mostafa (1947-1971) distinguished freedom fighter and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Mostafa Kamal was born at village West Hajipur under DAULATKHAN upazila of Bhola district...He joined the East Bengal Regiment as a soldier on 16 December 1967, and on completion of training he had his posting at the Fourth East Bengal Regiment in Comilla...
In March 1971, he was transferred to the headquarters of the Regiment at Brahmanbaria whence he joined the War of Liberation...During the War he had the status of a Lance Nayek, and was posted at village Daruin in Akhaura as a section commander...The Pak-army launched an attack on the second platoon of the Fourth East Bengal Regiment at village Daruin on 17 April...In the encounter that followed Mostafa Kamal was killed after a heroic resistance...He lies buried at village Daruin...In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation he was awarded the title of Bir Srestha by the Government of Bangladesh...
Rahman, (Bir Srestha) Mohammad Hamidur (1945-1971) martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Hamidur Rahman was born in 1945 at village Dumuria in Chapra thana of the district of 24 Parganas in WEST BENGAL...After the partition of India (1947) his family migrated to East Bengal and was permanently settled at Gharoda under Khalispur in KHULNA district...He had his primary education at Khalispur Primary School and subsequently at a local night school...He joined East Bengal Regiment on 2 February 1971 and was posted at EBR centre in Chittagong cantonment...On the face of the attack of Pakistan army on 25 March Hamidur Rahman left the cantonment for his village home, and then joined the liberation force at Dhalai on the south-eastern border of SREEMANGAL thana in SYLHET district...
For its strategic importance the freedom fighters took a bid for capturing the Dhalai border outpost of the Pak-army...The 'C' Company of the First East Bengal Regiment was entrusted with the task with which Hamidur Rahman was enrolled. On the preceding night of 28 October three platoons of freedom fighters silently advanced towards the outpost...The platoons while approaching near to the enemy post and were on the verge of attempting a surprise, a sudden explosion of a mine alarmed the enemies who started indiscriminate firing...A battle continued for hours; but the advance of the freedom fighters was seriously obstructed by enemy firing with LMG from south-west direction...
At this critical juncture Hamidur Rahman seceded in the darkness, silently proceeded by crawling towards the LMG post, attacked and killed the two LMG operators, thereby silencing the enemy guns; but he himself succumbed to death by an enemy bullet (28 October 1971)...Thus the tide of the battle was turned and the outpost was captured by the freedom fighters...In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation he was honoured with the highest state insignia of 'Bir Srestha'...
Sheikh, (Bir Srestha) Nur Mohammad (1936-1971) Lance Nayek of East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Nur Mohammad Sheikh was born on 26 February 1936 at village Maheskhali in Narail district...An orphan in childhood he had to sell his paternal landed property for his livelihood...Nur Mohammad then joined the local Ansar Force...He joined the then East Pakistan Rifles on 14 March 1959...On completion of training he was posted at Dinajpur sector...He was transferred to Jessore sector headquarters in August 1970.
Nur Mohammad joined the War of Liberation in March 1971 while on leave at his village home...During the War of Liberation he fought in Sector 8 in Jessore...He was then in charge of a regular petrol force...The Pak-army having taken position on three sides of the defence post suddenly managed to surround the petrol force on 5 September, and the heroic resistance that followed resulted in the martyrdom of Nur Mohammad...In recognition of his valour and the highest sacrifice in the War of Liberation, he was honoured with the highest state insignia of 'Bir Srestha'
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Jahangir, (Bir Srestha) Mahiuddin (1948-1971) an officer in the army Engineers Corps and a martyr in the WAR OF LIBERATION...Mahiuddin Jahangir was born at village Rahimganj in Babuganj upazila of Barisal district in 1948...He passed Matriculation examination in 1964, I Sc in 1966, and joined Pakistan Military Academy as a cadet in 1967...He obtained commissioned rank in 1968.
Mahiuddin Jahangir was posted in the 173 Engineer Battalion in West Pakistan during the War of Liberation...With an avowed object of joining the War Mahiuddin along with three of his fellow officers managed to escape from his station on 3 July, and passing through the inaccessible hilly tracts reached the camp of the freedom fighters at Mehdipur in Maldah district of WEST BENGAL...
Embraced martyrdom while breaking through enemy defence on the bank of river Mahananda...His bold initiative and aggressive leadership helped wipe out the last vestiges of enemy resistance and the position finally fell to our forces...
In recognition of his valour and sacrifice in the War of Liberation Mahiuddin Jahangir was honoured with the highest state insignia of Bir Srestha, the highest honour of the state bestowed upon the freedom fighters...
Sources:
banglapedia.com
bangladesharmy.info