M.A.H. Salim, also known as Silver Salim, is a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

politician and a former member of parliament for

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Career

Salim was elected to parliament for

in 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served as the president of the Bagerhat District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the chairman of Channel 1, a TV channel in Bangladesh. He served as the chairman of the

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. Seven journalists in Bagerhat receiving threatening letters in 2005 for writing critical reports on Salim. Salim was sued by Mina Raqibul Hasan Milon, Sramik Dal leader, for land grab on 3 June 2007. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment on 3 June 2008 for extorting from a construction firm owner in 2003.

Personal life

Salim is married to Amena Begum. They have one daughter, Sahara Selim, and two sons, Mehedi Hassan and Samith Hassan.

References

Living people Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Bagerhat District {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub