Nur Mohammad Sheikh

Nur Mohammad Sheikh Bir Sreshtho
Native name	নূর মোহাম্মদ শেখ
Born	26 February 1936 (1936-02-26) Narail, Bengal, British India
Died	5 September 1971 (1971-09-06) (aged 35) Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (Before 1971)
Service/branch	East Pakistan Rifles
Years of service	1959-1971
Rank	Lance Nayek
Unit	Sector - VI Sector - VIII
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (WIA) Bangladesh Liberation War †
Awards	Bir Sreshtho

Nur Mohammad Sheikh BS (Bengali: নূর মোহাম্মদ শেখ; 26 February 1936 – 5 September 1971) was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Liberation War. He was killed in an engagement with the Pakistan Army while providing covering fire for the extrication of fellow soldiers at Goalhati in Jessore district on 5 September 1971. He was awarded Bir Sreshtho, Bangladesh's highest award for valour.^[1]