Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President Sadiq Kayem issued a strong warning against foreign and authoritarian influence in Bangladesh during a student and youth gathering in Sylhet’s Companiganj on Saturday. Addressing the rally organized by the youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, Kayem declared that Bangladesh must be led by leaders rooted in its soil and people, not by those serving external interests. He criticized what he described as India’s oppression and the previous government’s tolerance of Delhi’s dominance, asserting that such subservience would no longer be accepted in an independent Bangladesh. Kayem also condemned border killings and warned that any further deaths along the frontier would trigger mass protests from the nation’s citizens. The event, held to pray for the recovery of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was attended by several Jamaat leaders and local political figures.