Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid Explained
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002930/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=295. dead. 29 December 2008. Vote Monitor Networks. 15 March 2018. 29 December 2008.
- News: JS body to review power sector errs. 15 March 2018. The Daily Star. 27 July 2003. 15 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133526/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/27/d3072701055.htm. dead.
- Book: Christensen. Joseph. Tull. Malcolm. Historical Perspectives of Fisheries Exploitation in the Indo-Pacific. 2014. Springer Science & Business Media. 9789401787277. 124. en.
- News: 28 on Cox's Bazar land grabbers' list. 15 March 2018. The Daily Star. 15 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195833/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/2006/09/02/d6090201033.htm. dead.
- News: Two ex-lawmakers, Bangla cop jailed on graft charges. 15 March 2018. Outlook India.
- News: Ex-BNP MP Farid arrested, Abu Zafar sent to jail. 15 March 2018. The Daily Star. 14 May 2007. 15 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133538/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/05/14/d7051401044.htm. dead.
- News: ACC set to sue Saifur's younger son for illegal wealth. 15 March 2018. The Daily Star. 29 April 2008. en.
