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- ↑ "Best Bangladeshi films ever made" . Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Classic films of Razzak and Kabari" . Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ http://filmproducersassociation.com.bd/index.php/welcome/ViewArchiveMovieList/1969 Archived 2018-01-14 at the Wayback Machine List of Bangladeshi films of 1969
