Bir Bikrom

Bir Bikrom
Type	Military medal
Awarded for	Bravery in the Bangladesh Liberation War
Presented by	Bangladesh
Status	15 December 1973
Established	15 December 1973
First awarded	15 December 1973
Total	175
Total awarded posthumously	82
Total recipients	175
Precedence
Next (higher)	Bir Uttom
Equivalent	Bir Chiranjib
Individual equivalent	175
Next (lower)	Bir Protik

Bir Bikrom (Bengali: বীর বিক্রম, lit. 'Valiant hero') is the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Like the other gallantry awards, this was introduced immediately after the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Bir Bikrom was awarded to 175 fighters.^[1]