The Joypurhat district administration has announced that the previously cancelled women's football match, which was disrupted by the vandalism of the tin fence surrounding the playing field, will be rescheduled soon.

The decision was conveyed yesterday following a meeting between an investigative committee, the organisers, and local religious leaders, said Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Akkelpur Police Station.

Members of the investigative committee, accompanied by an army team, visited the playing field and spoke with local residents. Law and order in the area remained stable, he added.

Akkelpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Manzurul Alam, a member of the probe committee, said that the incident resulted from a "misunderstanding", as acknowledged by local religious leaders.

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He assured that there were no longer any obstacles to women's football being played on the field and that arrangements for the match would be made soon.

Some individuals involved in the vandalism were also present and attributed the incident to "miscommunication".

Mostakim Hossain, a teacher of the local Bacha Haji Madrasa, expressed regret over the incident and apologised for the disruption of Tuesday's women's football match in Tilakpur.

"A misunderstanding among locals led to this unfortunate event, and we feel ashamed before the nation and the world. We assure that such an incident will not happen again in Joypurhat," he said.

Nazrul Islam, president of Tilakpur Union Jamaat, said, "We support sports being conducted in accordance with government regulations. The incident was caused by a misunderstanding among local Muslims, and we do not want such occurrences in the future."

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Abdus Samad, khatib of Tilakpur Purono Bazar Jam-e Mosque, clarified that there had been no opposition to the match itself and said that there were no objections to the game taking place openly.

Samiul Hasan, president of the organising club T-Star and organisational secretary of the upazila BNP, described the incident as a misunderstanding and assured that the situation would be resolved promptly.