[4] His elder brother Sarwar Jahan was a locally renowned singer.

[5] He was trained under Pandit Haripada Das, Abdul Jabbar and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan of Kolkata.

He learnt Rabindra Sangeet and songs of Atul Prasad from Kanika Bandopadhyay and Ajit Roy.

[3] In 1973, Alam performed in a concert held at the Dhaka Stadium, organized by the Bangladesh Music College.

[5] Alam is married to singer Abida Sultana.