The Bangladesh Football Federation (BAFUFee) has formed a special team to resolve the allegations against national women’s football coach Peter Butler. On the evening of February 2nd, Sabina Khatun and others met with the special committee. In the presence of BAFUFee Senior Vice President Imrul Hasan, 18 female footballers presented their positions. Following the footballers’ meeting, the committee will meet with the coaching staff and women’s wing before submitting the report to BAFUFee President Tabith Awal. Although the number of participants in Coach Peter’s practice sessions has been increasing, with 15 out of 31 footballers attending, it is expected that the number will rise further.

In Mirpur, a clash occurred between supporters and opponents of Sakib Al Hasan over his farewell Test match. A group of Sakib supporters, under the banner of ‘Sakibians,’ protested, demanding that Sakib be given the opportunity to play his farewell Test match against South Africa in Mirpur. They also called for the resignation of BCB President Faruque Ahmed if Sakib is not allowed to play in the Mirpur Test. Around 3 PM, tensions escalated when a group of anti-Sakib protesters confronted the ‘Sakibians,’ leading to a scuffle. Both groups engaged in heated exchanges, and some members from each group were injured during the confrontation. At that time, law enforcement officers detained a Sakib supporter on charges of chanting anti-state slogans. However, the supporter told journalists that he had not chanted any anti-state slogans, only ones in support of Sakib.