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- ↑ "Train ticket crisis in Joypurhat". The Daily Star. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Simanta express". transportbd.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Simanta Express Train Schedule & Ticket Price". The Info Express. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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