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- ↑ "Nazrul Academy observes Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Sudhin Das preserving Nazrul's treasure troves". The Daily Star. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "The Bulbul's deafening silence". The Daily Star. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Eight-day-long Nazrul conference begins : Begum Uma Kazi and Late Nilufer Yasmin get the Nazrul Academy Medal 1410". The Daily Star. 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Programmes to celebrate Nazrul's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Rawshan Ara Mustafiz receives Nazrul Academy award". The Daily Star. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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- ↑ "Awards". Nazrul Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Nazrul Academy celebrating poet's birth anniv thru 4-day festival". The Independent. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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- ↑ "Nazrul singer Rafiqul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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