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- 1 2 3 4 তোমাদের এ ঋণ শোধ হবে না. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ বীর প্রতীক নাজিম উদ্দিন আর নেই. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.