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- ↑ "NGOAB". NGO Affairs Board. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Non Government Organisation". Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "NGOs in BD receive Tk 50b every year". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "NGOs' foreign grants drop 14pc in FY 16". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.