The Joypurhat district administration has announced to reschedule a women's football match, which was previously cancelled after being disrupted following vandalism of the tin fence surrounding the playing field.

The decision was conveyed on Friday after a meeting between an investigation committee, the organisers, and local religious leaders, said Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Akkelpur Police Station.

Members of the investigation 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 Manzurul Alam, a member of the probe body, said that the incident resulted from a "misunderstanding", as acknowledged by local religious leaders.

He assured that there were no longer any obstacles to women's football being played on the field, adding 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 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.