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- ↑ "Passing-out parade of Nat'l Maritime Institute held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "History". nmi.gov.bd. National Maritime Institute. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "Nat'l Maritime Institute gets international recognition". The Daily Star. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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