Speaking at a reception event, Sarzis Alam asserted that no local criminal syndicate is stronger than Pharaoh, Nimrod, or Sheikh Hasina. He urged the youth to unite against extortion, land-grabbing, and the corrupt legal trade, warning that failure to resist could bring back oppressive regimes. “In Thakurgaon, extortion, land grabs, and the selling of legal influence are rampant,” he said. “The criminals behind this might not be from the Awami League, but whoever they are—they are not more powerful than Sheikh Hasina right now.”