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Haji Madrasa, expressed regret over the incident and apologised for the disruption of the women’s football match in Tilakpur on Tuesday.

“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 unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, 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.”

Abdus Samad, khatib of Tilakpur Purono Bazar Jam-e Mosque, clarified that there had neither been any opposition to the match itself nor were any objection to the game taking place openly.

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