Sarjis Alam

Sarjis Alam was born on 23 December 1998 in Atwari Upazila, Panchagarh.{{cite news |title=সারজিস আলম বক্তৃতা ও বিতর্কে অনন্য |url=https://www.protidinersangbad.com/whole-country/470358 |work=Protidiner Sangbad |date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813203340/https://www.protidinersangbad.com/whole-country/470358 |archive-date=2024-08-13 |language=bn}}{{cite news |title=সাংবাদিকদের যে বার্তা দিলেন সমন্বয়ক সারজিস|url=https://www.kalbela.com/national/108187 |work=কালবেলা |date=1 August 2024 |language=bn-BD}} He completed his HSC at BAF Shaheen College in Dhaka, and earned both his BSc and MSc in Zoology from the University of Dhaka.{{cite news |title=বাংলাদেশের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের প্রধান মুখ এই ৬ জন, জানুন তাঁদের পরিচয় |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/nation-and-world/these-6-people-are-the-main-faces-of-the-student-movement-in-bangladesh-know-their-identity-31722948539425-4.html |work=Hindustan Times Bangla |date=6 August 2024 |language=bn}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.dainikamadershomoy.com/details/0190f228db35|title=ছাত্রলীগের সঙ্গে সম্পৃক্ততা, যা জানালেন সমন্বয়ক সারজিস|lang=bn|date=27 July 2024|access-date=7 January 2025|newspaper=Amader Shomoy}}{{cite news|title=Quota reform movement: Two more coordinators taken to police custody |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/sissqc2w6f |work=Prothom Alo |date=27 July 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Mostafa |first1=Mohammad |title=It's frustrating when a justified movement is made controversial |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/interview/latittywd1 |work=Prothom Alo |date=13 July 2024 |language=en}} He resigned from the organization in 2022 and also participated in various debate competitions during his academic years.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Dhaka University: Move to oust anti-quota movement leader from hall |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/0zlzg7rxgu|access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Prothom Alo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809094752/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/0zlzg7rxgu |archive-date=2024-08-09 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=কোটা আন্দোলন: নেতৃত্বের কৌশল ও ছাত্ররা সংগঠিত হলো যেভাবে |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/cql8zgl94gpo |access-date=2024-08-09 |publisher=BBC Bangla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812105546/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/cql8zgl94gpo |archive-date=2024-08-12 |language=bn}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Mashal |first1=Mujib |title=She Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/asia/bangladesh-protest-sheikh-hasina.html |work=The New York Times |date=5 August 2024}} 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{{cite news |title=3 quota protest organisers 'picked up' from hospital |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/3-quota-protest-organisers-picked-hospital-3662756 |work=The Daily Star |date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726172834/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/3-quota-protest-organisers-picked-hospital-3662756 |archive-date=2024-07-26 |language=en}} as the protests became violent.{{cite news |title=Quota protest coordinators Asif, Nahid, Baker 'taken into DB custody for security reasons' |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/quota-protest-coordinators-asif-nahid-baker-allegedly-picked-db-men-hospital-db-denies |work=The Business Standard |date=26 July 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=We're forced to give false statement, say six conveners |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/metro-news/were-forced-to-give-false-statement-say-six-conveners-1722621068 |work=The Financial Express |date=3 August 2024 |language=en}}

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In the aftermath, On August 5, prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and went into self-imposed exile in India.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/05/world/bangladesh-protests | title=Bangladesh's Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests | work=The New York Times | last1=Hasnat | first1=Saif | last2=Mashal | first2=Mujib | last3=Bigg | first3=Matthew Mpoke | date=5 August 2024 }} Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met and that the group aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever".{{cite news |title=One demand now |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/one-demand-now-3668981 |work=The Daily Star |date=4 August 2024 |language=en}} He and his organisation called Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.{{cite news |title=Two student coordinators take oath as advisors |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/rlacb458dn |work=Prothom Alo |date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Crisis: Bangladesh unrest: Know who's who in Muhammad Yunus-led interim government |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bangladesh-unrest-know-whos-who-in-interim-government/article68505107.ece |work=The Hindu |date=9 August 2024 |language=en-IN}}

Alam also served as the secretary general of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation from 21 October 2024 until his resignation on 22 January 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ctikx2hxmx|title='জুলাই শহীদ স্মৃতি ফাউন্ডেশনের' নতুন সাধারণ সম্পাদক সারজিস|lang=bn|date=21 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2025|newspaper=Prothom Alo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/371514/sarjis-alam-steps-down-from-july-shaheed-smrity|title=Sarjis Alam steps down from July Shaheed Smrity Foundation leadership|date=22 January 2025|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=22 January 2025}} On 9 December 2024, he was made the chief organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee.{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/y6yzpujhoc|title=জাতীয় নাগরিক কমিটির মুখ্য সংগঠক হলেন সারজিস আলম|lang=bn|date=9 December 2024|newspaper=Prothom Alo}}

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).{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=The 'Super 10' of the National Citizen Party |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/the-super-10-the-national-citizen-party-3836156 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://bartabazar.com/news/70087/|title=সমন্বয়ক সারজিস আলম পঞ্চগড়ের সন্তান|lang=bn|date=29 August 2024|access-date=7 January 2025|newspaper=Barta Bazar}}

Sarjis got married on 31 January 2025.{{cite news |title=Sarjis Alam ties the knot |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/bbpdpo08qf |author=UNB |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=Prothom Alo |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206233446/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/bbpdpo08qf |archive-date=6 February 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Sarjis Alam ties the knot |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/372404/sarjis-alam-ties-the-knot |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=Dhaka Tribune |author=Emdad Eamin |date=31 January 2025 |language=en}}

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