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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[File:বীর শ্রেষ্ঠ পদক.jpg|20px]]
| name = Nur Mohammad Sheikh
| native_name = নূর মোহাম্মদ শেখ
| native_name_lang = ben
| honorific_suffix= [[Bir Sreshtho]]
| birth_date = {{birth-date|26 February 1936}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|5 September 1971|26 February 1936}}
| birth_place = Mohishkhola, [[Narail]], [[Khulna Division]]
| death_place = Goalhati, [[Jessore District|Jessore]]
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = [[Lance Nayek]] Nur Mohammad Sheikh [[Bir Sreshtho]]
| nickname =
| allegiance = [[Bangladesh]]
| serviceyears =
| rank = [[Lance Nayek]]
| commands =
| unit = [[East Pakistan Rifles]]
| battles = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
| awards = [[Bir Sreshtho]]
| laterwork =
}}
'''Nur Mohammad Sheikh''' ({{lang-bn|নূর মোহাম্মদ শেখ}}; 26 February 1936 – 5 September 1971) was a [[Lance Nayek]] in [[East Pakistan Rifles]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|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 valor.<ref>{{cite news |title=FFs are greatest sons of soil: President|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-64422.html|work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

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==Early life==
Sheikh was born on February 26, 1936, in Moheshkhali village [[Narail]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mukul|first1=Manzurul Alam|title=Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad`s death anniversary today|url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/Bir_Shrestha_Nur_Mohammads_death_anniversary_today/17557|work=risingbd.com|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> His father was Mohammad Amanat Sheikh and his mother's name was Mosammat Jinnatunnesa Khanam. He lost his parents at an early age and continued his education up to seventh grade at local schools. As a child he loved theatre.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last1=Amin|first1=Tusher|title=The battle of Goalhati|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=248380|work=The Daily Star|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> Sheikh was married to Fazilatunnesa (d. 2018).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2018/11/22/bir-shrestha-noor-mohammad-s-wife-dies|title=Bir Shreshtha Noor Mohammad’s wife passes away|date=2018-11-22|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>

On 14 March 1959, Sheikh joined the [[East Pakistan Rifles]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad's death anniv today|url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2388501&date=2014-09-05 |work=The News Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709074202/http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2388501&date=2014-09-05 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> After finishing elementary training, he was appointed at the [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]] sector.<ref name="auto"/> He was transferred to [[Jessore District|Jessore]] sector on 1 July 1970. In March 1971, Sheikh was spending a vacation at his village. As the war started, he joined sector 8 and continued to take part at different battles at Jessore. He died on 5 September during the Goalhati Battle in Sutipur.

==Battle of Goalhati and death==
Lance Nayek Nur Mohammad was selected as the captain of the Standing Patrol team at Goalhati in Jessore's Chutipur Camp that was established to monitor the Pakistan army.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheikh, Birsrestha Nur Mohammad|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sheikh,_Birsrestha_Nur_Mohammad|work=Banglapedia|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> On 5 September, Nur Mohammad was patrolling with 4 fellow soldiers. The Pakistan army attacked them from three different sides. Nur Mohammad tried to retreat to his base while still engaging the Pakistani troops. Meanwhile, one of his fellow soldiers, Nannu Mia, was injured after a bullet hit him. Nur Mohammad tried to carry Nannu Mia towards safety while trying to fire his gun from different places as a trick to confuse the Pakistani troops into believing that there were more than four Bangladeshi rebels. In doing so, Nur Mohammad himself was hit by a [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] and his foot was destroyed. Even though he was seriously injured, Nur Mohammad decided to continue to provide cover fire for his team to escape. At the time, his fellow Sepoy Mostafa urged Nur Mohammad to go with him. Mostafa even tried to force Nur Mohammad to go but Nur Mohammad refused to go and gave his light machine gun to Mostafa so that it would not be captured after his death. He kept a self loaded rifle with him and kept on fighting until he died.<ref name="auto"/>

==Legacy==
[[Bir Shreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College]] at [[Pilkhana, Bangladesh|Pilkhana]] has been named in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome|url=http://www.noormohammadcollege.ac.bd/Home.aspx|website=Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> He was buried in Kashipur under Sharsha upazila of Jessore district.<ref>{{cite news|title=43rd death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad tomorrow|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=4&id=434300&date=2014-09-04|work=BSS|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> A hospital in Jessore is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us|url=http://jhenaidahcadetcollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd/2100/history-of-institution.html|website=Jhenaidah Cadet College |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Grave of Bir Sreshtha Nur Mohammad Sheikh.jpg|thumb|Grave of Nur Mohammad Sheikh along with other martyrs]]

==References==
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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:1971 deaths]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi military personnel]]
[[Category:People killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Bir Sreshtho]]
[[Category:People from Narail District]]
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]

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