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- ↑ Chowdhury, Mahfuzul H. (2017-11-01). Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions. Routledge. ISBN 9781351773911.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Nationalist Party - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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