Background
Alam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh to a moderate and educated Muslim family. Her father was a Pakistani bank employee and her mother Bangladeshi. She has two brothers and one sister.
In 1970, Alam and her family emigrated to England, and she was grew up in the North East, living in Bradford, Northumberland and Newcastle, she attended Ponteland High School. When Alam was 19 years old, her mother took her to Bangladesh and arranged a marriage for her to a Bangladeshi businessman. Alam left her husband returned to England.
She and her mother moved to Seattle, Washington in United States after her parents divorced. Alam moved to London, there she was described as spending nights partying with friends. Some of these dates may not be completely true as some people who know her say she was working in London from 1993 onwards, attending embassy parties as an escort. She also worked as a temporary secretary during the day and worked for a company called Integraph.
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