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- ↑ "100 BNP leaders, supporters join AL in Gopalganj". The Asian Age. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "Hasina assails Khaleda over Gopalganj remarks". Business News 24 BD. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.