In 2010, at the age of 17, Begum was part of a group of 12 that passed a referee course organised by the Bangladesh Football Association (BFA). She became the first qualified female referee of
Bangladeshi descent in the UK, she was the only female on the course and had to convince her parents to do the course. Since then she has been officiating in BFA football matches She is one of the deputy Young
Mayors of Tower Hamlets. ==Awards==