[6] Alam's interest in sports then attracted the attention of Sheikh Salahuddin, a player and coach of the Khulna Division men's cricket team, who lived opposite the school.

[6] Her prompt success at cricket caused some problems for her and her family: "People around my locality ... told [my father] that I should continue with my studies and then get married.

[6] The first time Alam took the field for the national team was during a Hong Kong tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.

[9] During the last one, at Mirpur Stadium, she took a hat-trick with the only three balls she bowled,[10][11] in the 47th over,[6][7][12] a feat that caused quite a stir: "... there was a lot of buzz around.

[17] In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.

[20] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

[21] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.

[23] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.

[25] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.

[26] In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.