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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
Pushing for road construction through Maheshkhali's reserved forests, arguing that if projects like SPM could be built in forest land, local roads should be permitted too.
Took part in the FY27 budget general discussion in the Jatiya Sangsad as a treasury bench MP, backing the budget as executing the PM's welfare plans.
Prothom Alo reported he sent a demi-official letter pressing the Forest Department and environment ministry to clear 30 proposed roads through reserved forest and elephant corridors in Maheshkhali.
Vote counts from Wikipedia (Cox's Bazar-2 article, sourcing EC official results): Farid 125,262 (57.80%), Azad 89,634 (41.36%), Ziaul Haque IAB 3,538 (1.63%); sum = 218,434 valid votes; total cast 225,784 at 60.10% turnout of 375,688 registered electors; winning majority 35,628 (16.44 pp). BSS election-night report cited 125,543 and 91,889 -- these are partial/unofficial tallies that differ from the final EC count used here; Wikipedia figures adopted as primary. Farid born 1 October 1957 in Maheshkhali Upazila, age 68 at verification. He was elected in 1996 (44,445 votes) and 2001 (103,503 votes), making 2026 his third term. EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible; wealth_disclosed_bdt null. criminal_cases field notes publicly reported ACC and RAB actions from 2007-2019; current legal status as of 2026 not confirmed. committee_memberships for 13th parliament not yet announced in open sources as of 2026-05-17. Hamidur Rahman Azad (Jamaat Assistant Secretary General) had his nomination briefly cancelled then reinstated before polling (Prothom Alo, TBS). IAB candidate Ziaul Haque placed third with 1.63%. BNP won all four Cox's Bazar seats in 2026 (TBS).
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