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- ↑ Ahmed, Hafez (16 June 2012). "Rethinking principles of natural justice". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "A Complete Report by the Law Commission on the Provisions Relating to Preventive Detention and Offences Under the Special Powers Act, 1974" (PDF). Law Commission - Bangladesh.
- ↑ Imtiaz Omar (24 April 1996). Rights, Emergencies, and Judicial Review. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 69. ISBN 90-411-0229-9.
- ↑ "The Constitution of Bangladesh and rule of law : an overview". 22 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2017.