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- ↑ "Mahmud Hasan Ripon takes oath as MP". BSS. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- 1 2 Desk, Prothom Alo English. "Awami League's Mahmud Hasan wins Gaibandha-5 by-polls". Prothomalo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ bdnews24.com. "Ripon president, Roton Secretary of BCL". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Gaibandha-5 by-polls: Awami League candidate wins by huge margin". www.dhakatribune.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
