Bangladesh Finance Limited announced that Fatema Begum joined the board of directors of Bangladesh Finance, the country's leading financial institution. Bangladesh Bank recently approved her appointment as director. She will also work as a member of the audit committee of Bangladesh Finance.

Fatema Begum has a long 31-year career as a top police official before joining the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Finance. She served as Additional Inspector General of Police before retiring. As the first woman officer of the Bangladesh Police, she joined the police in 1984 through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission after completing her studies at Dhaka University.