[1] Ali joined the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation in 1982 as a member of the Martial Law Committee.
[2] On 3 January 2003, Ali was sworn in as the comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh by Chief Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury.
[4] In 2006, Ali was included in the Capacity Building Committee of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions.
[8] The Truth and Accountability Commission was established on 30 July 2008 by the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government to increase the speed of corruption cases.
[9][10][11] The caretaker government had arrested numerous politicians including former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia on corruption charges.