Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar-2.
Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1996–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
editFarid 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
editFarid'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
editOn 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
edit- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001". Vote Monitor Networks. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "JS body to review power sector errs". The Daily Star. 27 July 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Christensen, Joseph; Tull, Malcolm (2014). Historical Perspectives of Fisheries Exploitation in the Indo-Pacific. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 124. ISBN 9789401787277.
- ^ "28 on Cox's Bazar land grabbers' list". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Two ex-lawmakers, Bangla cop jailed on graft charges". Outlook India. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Ex-BNP MP Farid arrested, Abu Zafar sent to jail". The Daily Star. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "ACC set to sue Saifur's younger son for illegal wealth". The Daily Star. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.