Bir Protik Taramon Bibi dies

Freedom fighter Bir Protik Taramon Bibi passed away at her home in Shankar Madhobpur village of Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram early Saturday, reports UNB.

She was 62.

The war heroine, who had been suffering from respiratory problems, breathed her last around 1:30am, said her son Abu Taher.

Taher said her mother received treatment at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka last month as her condition had deteriorated.

She left behind husband, one son and a daughter, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.

The Bir Protik will be buried at her family graveyard after Zohr prayers.

Meanwhile, president Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their deep shock and sorrow at the death of the freedom fighter.

In a message of condolence, Sheikh Hasina prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family members, followers and admires of the late freedom fighter.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also expressed her shock at the death of Taramon Bibi.
Taramon Bibi was one of the two female freedom fighters in Bangladesh obtaining the Bir Protik award as she had engaged in direct combat during the liberation war in 1971.

Taramon had joined Mukti Bahini, which fought against the Pakistani occupation force during the liberation war.

She had fought in Sector 11 under the leadership of sector commander Abu Taher.

After the war, Taramon was awarded Bir Protik by the government. But her whereabouts were unknown and the award was never handed over to her.

She herself remained unaware of this until 1995 when a researcher from Mymensingh found her. Taramon was finally given her award by the then prime minister Khaleda Zia on 19 December 1995.