At a protest rally organized by Islami Chhatra Shibir in Mitford, central leader Sadiq Kayem called for grassroots resistance against extortion and political violence. He warned, “Anyone attempting to bring back the politics of subjugation will face consequences worse than those faced by killer Hasina and her student wing.” Referring to the October 28, 2006 killings, he alleged that Awami League and its armed cadres brutally murdered Shibir activists in broad daylight. He further accused a certain political party of currently resorting to deadly violence, including stone attacks, to cling to power. “As long as the generation of July is alive, we will not allow their dreams of tyranny to be realized,” he vowed.