Mohammad Ruhul Amin

Mohammad Ruhul Amin (; 1935–1971), was an engine room artificer in the Bangladesh Navy who was posthumously awarded the Bangladesh's highest bravery award, Bir Sreshtho, for his service and bravery during the Liberation War.
He was killed on 10 December 1971 while onboard BNS Palash which was sunk in reportedly an accidental fire by Indian Air Force (IAF).
Early life.
Bir Shrestho Ruhul Amin was born in 1935 at Bagpanchra village under what is now Sonaimuri Upazila of Noakhali district. His father was Mohammad Azhar Patwari and mother was Zulekha Khatun.
Involvement in the Liberation War.
At the start of Bangladesh Liberation War with Operation Searchlight, Amin immediately resigned from Pakistan Navy and left "PNS Comilla" at Chittagong and came back to his village. He organized local youths and soldiers for the war. At May, he along with 500 others joined at Sector-3 under Major K M Shafiullah. Later he enrolled at "Palash", a warship of Bangladesh Navy and at the same time worked as the Squadron leader for both "Padma" and "Palash".
On 10 December, 1971, during the concluding days of the Bangladesh Liberation War, an incident occurred at the Rupsha river in Khulna. In a successful campaign of the allied Bangladesh and Indian naval forces, after freeing Jessore, the ships were advancing towards capturing the Titumir naval base from the Pakistan Navy. Two of the warships of the Bangladesh Navy/Mukti Bahini named "Padma" and "Palash" mistakenly came under fire from the Indian Air Force as it crossed the river Rupsha near the Khulna shipyard. According to some other witnesses, Indian Air Force fired at different places of Khunla city earlier that day and incidentally one of those bombs had fallen at the warship "Palash". Ruhul Amin was working as an artificer of that ship. 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 and made him to abandon the ship. He jumped into the water and swam ashore but was attacked and brutally killed with bayonets by the awaiting Razakars. According to another report, the bombings or firings from the Indian Air Force's fighter planes caused Ruhul Amin to die on the spot.
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. Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong is named after him.
He had three daughters and two sons. His youngest son lives in poverty and struggles to make a living.