| Office | Member of Parliament
|
|---|---|
| Term start | 1996 |
| Term end | 2006
|
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|
Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar-2.
Career
Farid was elected to parliament in 1996 from Cox's Bazar-2 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was reelected from Cox's Bazar-2 in 2001.[1] He served in the Public Undertaking Committee in the Parliament.[2] During his term, he hired workers to cut down thousands of trees in state owned mangrove forests in Sonadia Island.[3]
Personal life
Farid's brother, Shahidullah, is the Chairman of Baro Moheshkhali Union Parishad. On 2 September 2006, Chittagong Coastal Forest Department published Shahidullah's name in a list of individuals who grabbed forest land.[4]
Controversy
On 13 May 2007, he was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion on corruption charges.[5] He was arrested on 5 extortion case filed against him in Moheshkhali Police Station on 15 April 2007.[6] Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against him and his wife on corruption on 29 April 2008.[7]
References
- ↑ Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001. Vote Monitor Networks(29 December 2008).
- ↑ JS body to review power sector errs. The Daily Star(27 July 2003).
- ↑ Historical Perspectives of Fisheries Exploitation in the Indo-Pacific{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Springer Science & Business Media(2014). ISBN 9789401787277
- ↑ 28 on Cox's Bazar land grabbers' list. The Daily Star.
- ↑ Two ex-lawmakers, Bangla cop jailed on graft charges. Outlook India.
- ↑ Ex-BNP MP Farid arrested, Abu Zafar sent to jail. The Daily Star(14 May 2007).
- ↑ ACC set to sue Saifur's younger son for illegal wealth. The Daily Star(29 April 2008).