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- ↑ মসজিদ তৈরি নিয়ে সহিংসতায় দুজন নিহত. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "হেযবুত তওহীদ আন্দোলনের মূলনীতি - হেযবুত তওহীদ". হেযবুত তওহীদ (in Bengali).
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- ↑ "'হিজবুত তাওহীদ' নিয়ে কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংকের সতর্কতা" (in Bengali).