During the latter stages of 1972, he travelled to India with the Dhaka XI (unofficial Bangladesh national team, as the country was not a FIFA or AFC member yet), to take part in the Bordoloi Trophy, held in Guwahati. Although he was a second choice left-back to the late Ainul Haque, coach Sheikh Shaheb Ali later transitioned Hakim into a starter. The coach also selected him for the first Bangladesh national football team, following year, after Bangladesh joined AFC. He made his debut against Thailand, as the starting left-back in the Merdeka Cup, held in Malaysia. He also played the 1975 edition of the tournament, which was his last for Bangladesh.
