M.A.H. Salim | |
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এমএএইচ সেলিম | |
Member of Parliament for Bagerhat-2 | |
In office 28 October 2001 –27 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mir Shakawat Ali Daru |
Succeeded by | Mir Showkat Ali Badsha |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
M.A.H. Salim,also known as Silver Salim,is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Bagerhat-2. [1] [2]
Salim was elected to parliament for Bagerhat-2 in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served as the president of the Bagerhat District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [3] He is the chairman of Channel 1,a TV channel in Bangladesh. [4] He served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies. [5]
Seven journalists in Bagerhat receiving threatening letters in 2005 for writing critical reports on Salim. [6]
Salim was sued by Mina Raqibul Hasan Milon,Sramik Dal leader,for land grab on 3 June 2007. [7] He was sentenced to five years imprisonment on 3 June 2008 for extorting from a construction firm owner in 2003. [8]
Salim is married to Amena Begum. They have one daughter,Sahara Selim,and two sons,Mehedi Hassan and Samith Hassan. [9]