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- ↑ "13 big shots produced at ICT". The Daily Star. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ↑ "International Crimes Tribunal reconstituted with new chairman Justice Golam Mortuza". Prothomalo. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-12-10.