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- ↑ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "MP aspirant smells political conspiracy in contaminated biriyani". Dhaka Tribune. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.