[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.
[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.