Sangsad Bhaban, April 7 -- State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam on Tuesday claimed Professor Muhammad Yunus travelled to London in June 2025 to confirm the election date.

"Professor Muhammad Yunus traveled to London to present Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with the "trophy" of the July-August movement and confirm the election date," he said, while participating in the discussion on the President's speech in the Parliament.

He asserted that the BNP is the sole custodian of the nation's three major political milestones: 1971, 1990, and the July-August movement.

"The trophies of these three movements are in our house. No other political party can claim all three," Alam said.

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