He is the younger brother of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, founder of the Jubo League.
[12] Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, him home in Banani was vandalized and burned down in February 2025.
[13] Selim's eldest son Sheikh Fazle Fahim served as president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries and is married to the daughter of businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher.
[14][15] Another son, Sheikh Nayem, is married to the daughter of BNP politician Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.
The child's father, Moshiul Haque Chowdhary, was wounded, though his mother, Selim's daughter Sheikh Amina Sultana Sonia, was unharmed.