Mohammad Ruhul Amin

Mohammad Ruhul Amin BS (; June 5, 1935 – 10 December 1971) was an engine room artificer in the Bangladesh Navy who was posthumously awarded Bangladesh's highest military award, Bir Sreshtho, for his service and bravery during the Liberation War.

He was killed on 10 December 1971 while on board BNS Palash, which was mistakenly bombed and sunk by Indian Air Force fighter jets in a friendly fire incident during the advance on Khulna. After swimming ashore, he was captured and killed by local Razakar collaborators of the Pakistan Army.

Early life Ruhul Amin was born in 1935 in Bagpanchra, Sonaimuri Upazila, Noakhali district. His father was Mohammad Azhar Patwari and his mother was Zulekha Khatun. He organized local youths and soldiers for the war. In May, he along with 500 others joined Sector-3 under Major K M Shafiullah. Ruhul Amin was working as an artificer of Palash. Both ships caught fire. As a result of heavy bombing, the engine room in the warship caught fire and in a bid to save the ship, Ruhul Amin tried to extinguish it, ignoring orders to abandon the ship. But the engine room was under fire again and another shell exploded which injured Ruhul Amin which convinced him to abandon the ship. He jumped into the water and swam ashore to the eastern bank of the Rupsha River, where he was captured, tortured, and killed with bayonets by waiting Razakar collaborators.He jumped into the water and swam ashore but was attacked and killed with bayonets by the awaiting Razakars.

On the next day, Ruhul Amin along with Mohibullah was buried by the local people at Bagmara village in East Rupsha area in the district.

Legacy Ro-ro ferry Bir Shreshtha Ruhul Amin was named after him. The Bangladesh Navy warship BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin is named after him. Bir Shrestha Ruhul Amin Sarani is a road in Saidpur Cantonment, Saidpur, Nilphamari which is named after him. Until 2005, Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chittagong was named after him.

He had three daughters and two sons.