Badrul Alam (Bir Uttom)


Badrul Alam
Native name
বদরুল আলম
Born(1948-02-13)13 February 1948
Manikganj, East Bengal, Pakistan (now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died27 October 2023(2023-10-27) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance Pakistan
 Bangladesh
Service / branch Pakistan Air Force
 Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service1969–1975
Rank Squadron leader
UnitNo. 84 Squadron PAF
Battles / warsBangladesh Liberation War
  • Godanail Airstrike
Awards Bir Uttom
Independence Day Award
Spouse(s)Nadera Alam
Other workBangladesh Biman

Badrul Alam (13 February 1948 – 27 October 2023) was a squadron leader of the Bangladesh Air Force who fought in the Bangladesh War of Independence,[1] for which the government of Bangladesh gave him the Bir Uttam award, the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh.[2] In 2016, he received the Independence Day Award.[3]

  1. ^ "তোমাদের এ ঋণ শোধ হবে না". Prothom Alo. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
  3. ^ "14 individuals, Navy picked for Independence Award 2016". The Daily Star. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.