Alam was born on 30 November 1960 in
Chittagong District, East Pakistan. He graduated from
Gasbaria NG High School and
Chittagong College in 1976 and 1978 respectively. He did his bachelor's degree in engineering at
Chittagong Engineering College. In 1991, he completed his master's degree in engineering in Structural Engineering. He completed his PhD in 1994. He completed a diploma degree at the
Asian Institute of Technology on Finite Element. ==Career==