Jalil was a former minister of
Bangladesh Government, a member of the Central Committee of
Bangladesh Awami League and a member of the advisors council of Bangladesh Awami League. He was the founding chairman of Mercantile Bank Limited. He expressed his satisfaction at the achievement of the bank during 2002 and advised the executives and officers to come forward with new banking products and innovative ideas. From 2002 to 2009, Jalil served as the general secretary of the Awami League. In 2006, he met with
Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to overcome the political impasse over the next national election. On 28 May 2007, Jalil was arrested from headquarters of Mercantile Bank during the
2006-2008 Bangladeshi political crises. His health deteriorated in custody and the Awami League called for his release on health grounds. On 4 June 2007, he was admitted to
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. His condition worsened and he was shifted to
Labaid Cardiac Hospital. On 18 December 2007,
Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission sued him with Ramna Police Station. He had been after six months in detention. In 2008, he was sent to Singapore on parole for treatment. He had been suffering from heart and kidney disease. During his detention he was unable to work as the general secretary of the Awami League and Joint General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam became the acting general secretary. Following advice from Sheikh Hasina, Jalil decided to take a break from politics in September 2008. On 30 January 2009, Jalil stated in the Jatiya Sangshad that he was tortured by intelligence agents during the Bangladesh political crises under the caretaker government rule. He said that he was tortured for five days straight and that agents of
Directorate General of Forces Intelligence recorded his forced confessions. They release those recording to create a distance between him and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He called for an investigation of the torture allegations and called for a law that limits the jurisdiction of intelligence agencies to military matters only. On 17 April 2009, he bail in the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission case was extended by
Bangladesh High Court. In September 2009, while in London, he criticised
Awami League chief
Sheikh Hasina. In London, during an interview with
Bangla TV, he said the Awami League government had come to power through "an understanding". He was criticised by Awami League for his remarks but was welcomed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was removed from the House petition committee of the Jatiya Sangshad. He had also reported that Cabinet Ministers were maintaining close contact with
Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He was an advisory council member of Awami League. On 16 June 2010, he was discharged from the tax evasion case filed by National Board of Revenue on 15 October 2009 alleging he had dodged four hundred thousand taka income tax. == Death and legacy ==