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Chief adviser of the immediate past interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus had travelled to London to hand over the “trophy” of the 2024 July–August movement to Tarique Rahman and return with an election date, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday.

He made the remarks while participating in the thanksgiving motion on the president’s speech in the Jatiya Sangsad.

The state minister claimed that the “trophies” of three major political movements in the country -- the 1971 Liberation War, the 1990 mass uprising and the July uprising -- belong to the BNP.

“All three trophies are in our house. Only BNP can showcase such trophies. Awami League can claim 1971 and 1990, but not July–August. The opposition can claim July–August, but not 1971 and 1990,” he said.

His remarks drew protests from opposition MPs.

Shahe Alam continued, “Opposition MPs may shout. They can talk about 1990. But in Resuming

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