Sarjis Alam (born 23 December 1998) is a Bangladeshi

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and activist. He is one of the coordinators of the

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, which led the

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leading to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. He has been the Chief Organizer ( Northern Region) of the National Citizen Party since 2025.

Early life and education

Sarjis Alam was born on 23 December 1998 in Atwari Upazila, Panchagarh. He completed his HSC at BAF Shaheen College in

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, and earned both his BSc and MSc in

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from the

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Activism

Sarjis joined the

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in 2017 upon his admission to the

. In 2019, he was elected to the

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from the Chhatra League panel. He resigned from the organization in 2022 and also participated in various debate competitions during his academic years. In 2024, Alam joined the Anti-discrimination Students Movement as a coordinator, opposing quotas in government jobs, which evolved into mass uprising culminating in the ouster of Hasina administration. Alam, along with

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, Hasnat Abdullah, and several other students from the University of Dhaka gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when they were detained by the

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as the protests became violent. Sarjis Alam with Press

In the aftermath, On August 5,

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resigned and went into self-imposed exile in India. Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met and that the group aimed to "abolish

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systems forever". He and his organisation called Nobel Laureate

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to lead an interim government. Alam also served as the secretary general of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation from 21 October 2024 until his resignation on 22 January 2025. On 9 December 2024, he was made the chief organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. Following the mass uprising in July 2024, the National Citizen Party (NCP) was officially launched on February 28, 2025, with Alam as its Chief Organizer (Northern Region).

Personal life

Sarjis is the son of Aktaruzzaman Saju, a businessman, and Bakera Begum, a homemaker. His paternal grandfather, Tazir Uddin, was a farmer. Sarjis has one brother who is pursuing an

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. Sarjis got married on 31 January 2025.

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* * {{Quota reform movement in Bangladesh Living people 1998 births Coordinators of Anti-discrimination Students Movement BAF Shaheen College Dhaka alumni University of Dhaka alumni People from Atwari Upazila Bangladeshi activists Bangladeshi anti-fascists National Citizen Party politicians 21st-century Bangladeshi politicians