[4] Begum was born on 26 November 1945 in Rajshahi District, East Bengal, British India.
[5] Begum has served as a Trustee Board member of Bangladesh National Museum from 1993 to 1995.
[9] She organized a meeting on the matter on 25 March 2007 where Hafizur Rahman, law teacher at the University of Dhaka, called for a judicial investigation against her and the commission.
[9] In 2005, her resignation was demanded following alleged leak of question papers of the 25th Bangladesh Civil Service exam.
[13] In June 2018, Begum participated in a protest calling for the release of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia from prison organized by Shoto Nagarik.