Alam was born in Dhantala, Bochaganj, Dinajpur, British India (now Rangpur, Bangladesh) in 1929.
[1] Alam joined the Santahar Railway Hospital as an assistant surgeon.
Communal riots broke out between the Bengali and non-Bengali (Bihari) residents of Santahar.
He was arrested by Pakistan army from a pharmacy in the city on allegations that he helped Mukti Bahini.
[1] Alam was shot and killed on 20 November 1971 while in Pakistan Army custody.