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- ↑ Desk, BD Post (2018-07-14). "Khan Jahan Ali Airport project gains pace". A Daily with a Difference | Latest Online English Daily among Bangladesh Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Bagerhat airport to be built under public-private partnership". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ↑ "Khan Jahan Ali airport put on fast track". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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