Hemayet Uddin (BB) (Bengali: হেমায়েত উদ্দীন; 3 December 1937 – 22 October 2016[1]), more widely known by his first name Hemayet, was a famous Bangladeshi militia leader and freedom fighter in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.

[2][3] For his valor, he was awarded the honor Bir Bikrom, a national award for gallantry and was conferred a military rank of Subedar after the war.

Apart from centrally coordinated Mukti Bahini and Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Forces), a vast number of local resistance armies were formed during the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistani occupation.

Before the war, Hemayet Uddin was a Havildar of the East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan army.

He also worked as an instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad.