A special committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is set to meet today to decide their action plan regarding the dispute between senior players of the national women's team and their head coach Peter Butler.

Following a letter of protest from the players, the BFF president Tabith Awal, who is currently in London, called an online meeting of the BFF emergency committee on Thursday -- a day after the likes of Sabina Khatun, Sanjida Akter shared with the media a three-page list of allegations against Butler.

The online meeting led to formation of a special committee -- comprising a total of seven members, which has been asked to submit its report by upcoming Thursday.

"We are going to sit for the first meeting of the [special] committee tomorrow [Saturday] because we first want to determine the ways we want to work on the matter after discussing with the members of the committee," special committee chairman and BFF senior vice-president Imrul Hasan told The Daily Star yesterday.

Everyone makes mistakes, and you can rectify them in two ways -- mutual understanding or sticking to discipline -- and we are hopeful of putting an end to this problem.

— Imrul Hasan, special committee chairman and BFF senior vice-president

"I don't have any idea about the dispute, and we may interview the players, coaches, manager, coaching staff, and even the chairman of the women's committee to learn exactly what happened during the SAFF Championship, where the dispute started," said Hasan, who previously worked with this group of players when Bashundhara Kings played in the Bangladesh Women's Football League.

"Everyone makes mistakes, and you can rectify them in two ways -- mutual understanding or sticking to discipline -- and we are hopeful of putting an end to this problem," Hasan added, noting that they expect to submit the report within the given timeline.

Deputy chairman of special committee Fahad Karim, also a BFF vice-president, informed that the committee would assess the validity of the allegations against Butler and work towards a resolution.

Earlier, eighteen players boycotted the ongoing training camp on Tuesday, refusing to train under Butler -- whose contract was extended for two years last month following SAFF Women's Championship success -- ahead of February-March FIFA friendlies against the UAE.

After declining a meeting with Butler, the rebel players sent a letter to president Awal on Wednesday, citing their concerns and requesting intervention. BFF officials attempted to persuade the players to continue training until Awal's return, but they remained firm. Some, including Sabina Khatun and Sumaya Matsushima, rejected one-on-one discussions. Meanwhile, junior players stated they had no issues with the strict training methods of Butler, who returned to Dhaka on Monday night.