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- ↑ Nation, The New. "MURADNAGAR(Cumilla): Jahangir Alam Sarkar, General Secretary, Awami League, Cumilla North distributing cheque of loan among the poor people organised by Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as Chief Guest yesterday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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