uz ul lah ▁Far id ▁is ▁a ▁Bang l adesh ▁National ist ▁Party ▁politician ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁from ▁C ox ' s ▁B azar - 2 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Far id ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁from ▁C ox ' s ▁B azar - 2 ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁Bang l adesh ▁National ist ▁Party . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁from ▁C ox ' s ▁B azar - 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Und ert aking ▁Committee ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament . ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁he ▁h ired ▁workers ▁to ▁cut ▁down ▁thousands ▁of ▁trees ▁in ▁state ▁owned ▁mang ro ve ▁for ests ▁in ▁Son ad ia ▁Island . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Far id ' s ▁brother , ▁Shah id ul lah , ▁is ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Bar o ▁Moh esh kh ali ▁Union ▁Par ish ad . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ch itt ag ong ▁Coast al ▁Forest ▁Department ▁published ▁Shah id ul lah ' s ▁name ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁individuals ▁who ▁gra bb ed ▁forest ▁land . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁Rap id ▁Action ▁Battalion ▁on ▁cor ruption ▁charges . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 5 ▁ext ort ion ▁case ▁file d ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁Moh esh kh ali ▁Police ▁Station ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0