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- ↑ "List of 6th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Six leaders of BNP's woman front arrested on way to Khaleda's office". bdnews24.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.