[5] He was the additional deputy inspector general of police of Dhaka Range when the Ashulia bank robbery was carried out in 2015 by Ansarullah Bangla Team.

[8] Al Jazeera showed a video of arsonists burning down homes of Santals, a tribal minority, in Gaibandha District in the presence of police officers of Rangpur Range in 2016; Faruq denied police were involved.

[14][4] Faruq, deputy inspector general of Chittagong Range, was moved Cox's Bazar to oversee the police following the murder of Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan.

[14] He requested Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam to seek opinion from police officers before appointing public prosecutors in lower courts.

[17] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke at the event and was received by Faruq in September.

[18] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, a travel ban was imposed on him and his wife.