Chief adviser of the immediate past interim government, Dr 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 Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam said today.
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–August 2024 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.
Mir Shahe Alam continued: “Opposition MPs may shout. They can talk about 1990. But in 1986, they joined Awami League’s election with fanfare, not us.”
As protests intensified, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad intervened, asking members not to obstruct proceedings and to present their arguments in due course.
Resuming his speech, the minister said: “In the July–August movement, we were all with the students and people. We did not take the trophy from anyone. But who was the captain? That is known to Dr Muhammad Yunus. That is why he went to London, handed the trophy to our captain, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, and...
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