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Sarjis Alam

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Sarjis Alam
সারজিস আলম
Alam in 2025
Chief Organizer (Northern Region) of the National Citizen Party
Assumed office
28 February 2025
ConvenerNahid Islam
Preceded bypost established
Chief Organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee
In office
9 December 2024 – 28 February 2025
ConvenerNasiruddin Patwary
Preceded bypost established
Secretary General of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation
In office
21 October 2024 – 22 January 2025
PresidentMuhammad Yunus
Chief ExecutiveMir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho
Preceded byMir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho
Personal details
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 27)
Atwari Upazila, Panchagarh District, Bangladesh
Political partyNational Citizen Party
Spouse(s)
Raita (m. 2025)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
OccupationSocial activist
Human rights activist
OrganisationStudents Against Discrimination

Sarjis Alam (born 2 July 1998) is a Bangladeshi politician and activist.[1][2][3] He is one of the coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination,[4][5] which led the July Revolution leading to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government.[6][7][8] He has been the Chief Organizer (Northern Region) of the National Citizen Party since 2025.[9]

Biography

Early life and education

Sarjis Alam was born on 23 December 1998 in Atwari Upazila, Panchagarh.[10][11] He completed his HSC at BAF Shaheen College in Dhaka, and earned both his BSc and MSc in Zoology from the University of Dhaka.[10][12]

Entry into politics in Bangladesh (2019-2024)

Sarjis joined the Bangladesh Chhatra League in 2017 upon his admission to the University of Dhaka. In 2019, he was elected to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union from the Chhatra League panel.[13][14][15] He resigned from the organization in 2022 and also participated in various debate competitions during his academic years.[16][17]

In 2024, Alam joined the Students Against Discrimination as a coordinator, opposing quotas in government jobs, which evolved into mass uprising culminating in the ouster of Hasina administration.[18] Alam, along with Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, Hasnat Abdullah, and several other students from the University of Dhaka gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when they were detained by the police[19] as the protests became violent.[20][21]

Sarjis addressing the press

In the aftermath, on August 5, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and went into self-imposed exile in India.[22] Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met and that the group aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever".[23] He and his organisation called Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.[24][25]

Alam also served as the secretary general of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation from 21 October 2024 until his resignation on 22 January 2025.[26][27] On 9 December 2024, he was made the chief organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee.[28]

Following the mass uprising in July 2024, the National Citizen Party was officially launched on February 28, 2025, with Alam as its Chief Organizer (Northern Region).[9]

Alam contested in 2026 general election from Panchagarh-1 constituency and lost.[29]

Controversies

After initially being appointed to the National Citizen Party’s committee following his key contribution to the 2024 July Revolution, human rights activist Muntasir Rahman was removed from the expanded 217-member convening committee due to backlash and objections from key leaders like Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah, who cited Muntasir's LGBTQ+ advocacy as being out of alignment with the party's religious and cultural values. [30] [31] Following which Sarjis Alam explicitly stated that his political movement will "never go against religious values," identifying himself primarily as a Muslim before a politician. [32]

In May 2025, Sarjis Alam posted statements on social media against LGBT people, stating, “Those mentally ill individuals who nurture and promote these deadly diseases that destroy family, society, and the state should be given mental treatment, not encouragement... These are the cancers that can gradually destroy the nation from within the household, and we cannot allow such opportunities.” [33] His statement was condemned by human rights groups, such as the Justice Makers Bangladesh Foundation (JMBF), who described it as hate speech. [34] Sarjis Alam has also issued statements raising concerns about feminism potentially somehow being used to usher in LGBT rights, stating, "There will be full support for any logical demands to safeguard women's rights. But if, directly or indirectly, these are used to promote so-called LGBTQ culture — such as homosexuality or transgender identities — which I consider dangerous and destructive, we must resist such efforts." [35] [36] [37]

Sarjis Alam also drew controversy after accusing Hindu people of voting for Awami League "their entire lives" and thus "creating their own weakness themselves", "without understanding, without knowing" in terms of facing anti-Hindu hate crimes and being forced to flee to the Indian borders after regime change [38] [39]— despite being quoted verbatim in his victim blaming of the minority community, Alam flip-flopped and alleged that his statements regarding "Hindu brothers and sisters" were being misinterpreted by the media to create division. [40]

In July 2025, he faced significant backlash from ethnic hill communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts, during a speech, he reportedly referred to Bandarban as a place where "extortionists and corrupt officials" should be sent as punishment, The Chittagong Hill Tracts Chhatra Parishad (CHTCP) condemned this as a "manifestation of state discrimination" and long-standing negligence toward hill communities. [41]

In August 2025, a Tk 10 crore defamation case was filed against Sarjis Alam by a BNP leader in Gazipur, he was accused of lying and spreading misinformation by falsely linking the BNP to the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin. [42] During the 2025/2026 election cycle, Sarjis was served a show-cause notice for violating the electoral code of conduct. [43] Documents submitted to the Election Commission reportedly showed conflicting income figures, leading to public and media accusations of corruption against Sarjis Alam. [44] At a key National Citizen Party meeting, Sarjis Alam faced intense scrutiny over allegations of breaching discipline, including Sarjis's perceived lavish lifestyle and March motorcade, alleged financial irregularities, the public airing of sensitive matters, and the tendency to take independent positions or "deal" with issues without prior consultation.[45] [46]

On October 11, 2025, Sarjis Alam sparked a scandal by issuing death threats to NESCO (Northern Electricity Supply PLC) officials after a power outage disrupted his speech in Panchagarh, stating, "Power was cut before too, during an NCP programme in Panchagarh. NESCO will have to answer why this happens during our programmes. [47] The owner of Nesco and his father will have to answer for this. Why does this happen during our programmes? If it had happened once or twice, I would let it go. We will see how big their hearts really are; we will tear them out and leave them on the street." [48]

In 2026, Sarjis Alam once again stated in a public conference that "homosexuality is not a biological demand, but a mental illness" and advocated in favor of government mandated pseudoscientific conversion therapy against LGBT people, as well as accusing "unnamed" "foreign agencies" of spreading the "LGBT agenda" in Bangladesh. [49]

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 honors degree at Dhaka College.[50] Sarjis got married on 31 January 2025.[51][52]

References

  1. ↑ "National Citizen Party: A look at the top leaders' rise". The Business Standard. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Quota movement: Facebook IDs of Sarjis, Hasnat disappeared after giving status". Dhaka Tribune. 1 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Protect properties, people lives: Sarjis Alam". bangladeshpost.net. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-09-06. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "Authorities didn't keep their word, movement to continue: Sarjis after release from DB custody". The Business Standard. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Didn't announce withdrawal of movement voluntarily: Six coordinators in joint statement". Prothom Alo. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  6. ↑ Hasnat, Saif; Walid, Shayeza; Das, Anupreeta (5 August 2024). "Facing Mass Protests, Bangladesh Leader Quits, Setting up Power Struggle". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ "Authorities didn't keep their words, movement to continue: Sarjis Alam". United News of Bangladesh. 1 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "One demand now". The Daily Star. 4 August 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The 'Super 10' of the National Citizen Party". The Daily Star. 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "সারজিস আলম বক্তৃতা ও বিতর্কে অনন্য". Protidiner Sangbad (in Bengali). 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-13.
  11. ↑ "সাংবাদিকদের যে বার্তা দিলেন সমন্বয়ক সারজিস". কালবেলা (in Bengali). 1 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "বাংলাদেশের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের প্রধান মুখ এই ৬ জন, জানুন তাঁদের পরিচয়". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ "ছাত্রলীগের সঙ্গে সম্পৃক্ততা, যা জানালেন সমন্বয়ক সারজিস". Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Quota reform movement: Two more coordinators taken to police custody". Prothom Alo. 27 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Mostafa, Mohammad (13 July 2024). "It's frustrating when a justified movement is made controversial". Prothom Alo.
  16. ↑ "Dhaka University: Move to oust anti-quota movement leader from hall". Prothom Alo. 2024-07-05. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  17. ↑ "কোটা আন্দোলন: নেতৃত্বের কৌশল ও ছাত্ররা সংগঠিত হলো যেভাবে" (in Bengali). BBC Bangla. 2024-07-12. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  18. ↑ Mashal, Mujib (5 August 2024). "She Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise". The New York Times.
  19. ↑ "3 quota protest organisers 'picked up' from hospital". The Daily Star. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
  20. ↑ "Quota protest coordinators Asif, Nahid, Baker 'taken into DB custody for security reasons'". The Business Standard. 26 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "We're forced to give false statement, say six conveners". The Financial Express. 3 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Hasnat, Saif; Mashal, Mujib; Bigg, Matthew Mpoke (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh's Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests". The New York Times.
  23. ↑ "One demand now". The Daily Star. 4 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "Two student coordinators take oath as advisors". Prothom Alo. 9 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "Bangladesh Crisis: Bangladesh unrest: Know who's who in Muhammad Yunus-led interim government". The Hindu. 9 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "'জুলাই শহীদ স্মৃতি ফাউন্ডেশনের' নতুন সাধারণ সম্পাদক সারজিস". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Sarjis Alam steps down from July Shaheed Smrity Foundation leadership". Dhaka Tribune. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "জাতীয় নাগরিক কমিটির মুখ্য সংগঠক হলেন সারজিস আলম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 9 December 2024.
  29. ↑ "১২৫ আসনে প্রার্থী ঘোষণা এনসিপির: কে কোথায় মনোনয়ন পেলেন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 10 December 2025.
  30. ↑ "A mixed bag in NCP convening committee | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  31. ↑ "'Nothing against religious values will have a place in our politics'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  32. ↑ "'Nothing against religious values will have a place in our politics'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  33. ↑ "Bangladesh politician labels LGBTQ+ people 'mentally ill,' 'cancer to society'". 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  34. ↑ "Bangladesh politician labels LGBTQ+ people 'mentally ill,' 'cancer to society'". 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  35. ↑ "Fully support reasonable demands to protect women's rights, but will stand against 'destructive ideas like LGBTQ, homosexuality': Sarjis". The Business Standard. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  36. ↑ ATN News Live (2025-05-18). সমকামিতা ইস্যুতে যা বললেন সারজিস আলম | Homosexuality | Somokami Issue | Sarjis Alam | ATN News. Retrieved 2026-04-27 – via YouTube.
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  38. ↑ Ekattor TV (2024-09-14). হিন্দুদের দুর্বলতা তারাই সৃষ্টি করেছে: সারজিস | Sarjis Alam | Ekattor TV. Retrieved 2026-04-27 – via YouTube.
  39. ↑ "'হিন্দুরা কাকে ভোট দেয়'— বক্তব্যের সমালোচনার পর ব্যাখ্যা দিলেন সারজিস". BD Today.
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  45. ↑ "Sarjis, Hasnat take flak at NCP meet". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  46. ↑ "NCP leaders face questions, allegations in general meeting". Prothomalo. 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  47. ↑ "Sarjis threatens NESCO officials for power outage during NCP event in Panchagarh". Prothomalo. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  48. ↑ "Sarjis threatens to 'tear out Nesco officials' hearts' after power outage at NCP event in Panchagarh". The Business Standard. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
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  51. ↑ UNB (31 January 2025). "Sarjis Alam ties the knot". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  52. ↑ Emdad Eamin (31 January 2025). "Sarjis Alam ties the knot". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

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