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- ↑ Dept, International Monetary Fund Asia and Pacific (2013). Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. International Monetary Fund. p. 120. ISBN 9781475543520.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center (BITAC)-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". bitac.gov.bd. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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