M. Manjur Alam

{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician and businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = M. Manjur Alam | native_name = {{nobold|এম. মনজুর আলম}} | native_name_lang = bn | order = 4th | office = Mayor of Chittagong | term_start = 10 June 2010 | term_end = 6 May 2015 | predecessor = [[A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury]] | successor = [[A. J. M. Nasir Uddin]] | term_start1 = 29 March 2007 | term_end1 = 4 September 2008 <br/>{{small|''as [[Mayor|Acting Mayor]]''}} | predecessor1 = [[A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury]] | successor1 = [[A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury]] | party = | other_party = | birth_place = [[North Kattali Ward|North Kattali]], [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]] now [[Bangladesh]] | profession = Businessman | relations = [[Didarul Alam]] (nephew) | relatives = | image = 1st day of Bangla Wikipedia Unconference 2012 by Akib Bin Shahriar (25).jpg | caption = Alam in 2012 }} '''M. Manjur Alam''' aka '''Mohammad Manjur Alam''' ({{langx|bn|এম. মনজুর আলম}}) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is the former [[Mayor]] of [[Chattogram City Corporation|Chittagong]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/12/14/former-bnp-backed-chittagong-mayor-manjur-seeks-al-vote|title=Former BNP-backed Chittagong mayor Manjur seeks AL vote|date=14 December 2018|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-06-18/news/71935 |script-title=bn:মনজুর আলম বেসরকারিভাবে চট্টগ্রামের মেয়র নির্বাচিত |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=2020-04-12 |archive-date=2013-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101061731/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-06-18/news/71935 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and managing director of [[Mostafa-Hakim Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Mostafa Hakim Group to produce 12,000 cubic metres of oxygen daily |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/industry/mostafa-hakim-group-produce-12000-cubic-metres-oxygen-daily-425550 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Ctg mayor Manzur stands beside flood victims - Countryside - observerbd.com |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=372124 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref>

== Political career == Alam was elected [[Councillor]] of [[North Kattali Ward]] on 30 January 1994 with the support of Bangladesh Awami League. He was re-elected twice with the support of Awami League. After ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury was imprisoned by the Caretaker Government during the [[2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis|2007-2008 Bangladeshi political crises]], Alam became the acting mayor. During that time Alam's relationship with Mohiuddin deteriorated. Alam sought the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 9th parliamentary election from [[Chittagong-8]]. He did not get the nomination.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2010-06-10|title=CCC electioneering picks up steam|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-142034|access-date=2020-06-16|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

Alam was elected Mayor of Chittagong in 2010 as a candidate of Chattagram Unnayan Andolon and backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He won after defeating [[ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury]], backed by Awami League.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chittagong Mayor Manjur Alam relinquishes post to contest city polls|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/03/27/chittagong-mayor-manjur-alam-relinquishes-post-to-contest-city-polls|access-date=2020-06-16|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In 2015, Alam lost the re-election to Awami League backed candidate [[A J M Nasir Uddin|AJM Nasir Uddin]]. Alam boycotted voting alleging irregularities. According to [[Bdnews24.com]], there was alleged vote rigging in some polling stations by Awami League, which was in power at national government level.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Awami League-backed Nasir elected mayor to Chittagong City Corporation|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/04/29/awami-league-backed-nasir-elected-mayor-to-chittagong-city-corporation|access-date=2020-06-16|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

Alam runs the Bangamata [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib|Sheikh Fazilatunnesa]] Memorial Foundation. He has announced that he has retired from politics and will engage in social work.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury|first=Mitoon|title=Former BNP adviser Manjur Alam to rejoin Awami League?|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/08/17/former-bnp-adviser-manjur-alam-to-rejoin-awami-league|access-date=2020-06-16|website=bdnews24.com|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160818234204/https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/08/17/former-bnp-adviser-manjur-alam-to-rejoin-awami-league|archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> But he participated in the 2024 Bangladeshi General Election as an independent candidate from the Chattogram-10 constituency.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

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