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Taramon Bibi Bir Protik (c. 1956 – 1 December 2018) [1] was one of the two female freedom fighters in Bangladesh obtaining the Bir Protik award. [2] [3] She engaged in direct combat during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 as a member of the Mukti Bahini (Liberation Army) which was a guerrilla force that fought against the Pakistan military.
Activists for women's rights have called for the Birangana to be declared Freedom Fighters (Mukti Bahini). [11] [12] Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association and Mitali Hossain filled a petition with the Bangladesh High Court to upgrade the status of Birangana.
She lost hope of finding her husband and joined Muktibahini (the guerrilla resistance movement formed by the Bangladesh military, paramilitary and civilians during the War of Liberation). Freedom fighter Rahmat Ali introduced her to sector five commander, Mir Shawkat Ali. Shawkat called Kakon Bibi his sister of religion.
She then was appointed the commanding officer of Bangladesh Hospital, a Mukti Bahini hospital located inside India that operated during the war. She returned to Dhaka after the independence of Bangladesh. [2] [4] Begum left Bangladesh after her brother was killed in the 7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état and settled in the United States. [2]
' The Most Valiant Hero '), is the highest military award of Bangladesh. [1] It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs. [2] The other three gallantry awards are named, in decreasing order of importance, Bir Uttom, Bir Bikrom and Bir Protik.
In 2015, the council decided to give Birangonas, women who were raped in the Bangladesh Liberation war, the status of freedom fighters including the associated benefits. [ 6 ] On 23 January 2017, Bangladesh High Court asked the government to explain why asking the council to investigate and removed "fake freedom fighters" is not illegal under ...
Monikrishna Sen, freedom fighter, Bangladeshi communist revolutionary; Ashutosh Bhardwaj, freedom fighter, Bangladeshi communist revolutionary; Bipul Bhattacharya, freedom fighter, vocalist of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during Bangladesh liberation war; Pankaj Bhattacharya, coordinator of the NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special ...
A. H. M. Moniruzzaman, career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland; Ayub Quadri, retired bureaucrat, adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh