A much amicable resolution seems to have taken its course in the Bangladesh women's national football team as most of the 18 rebel footballers who called for the resignation of coach Peter Butler have joined training under the Englishman at the Abahani ground in Dhanmondi on Tuesday.  

Eighteen senior members of the national team, including captain Sabina Khatun, had boycotted training under Butler in late January, just months after the English coach led Bangladesh to a second SAFF Women's Championship title. 

Thirteen of them joined training this morning, Bangladesh Football Federation's media manager Sadman Sakib confirmed to The Daily Star today. Among of the remaining five rebel players, four –- Sabina Khatun, Ritu Porna Chakma, Matsushima Sumaiya, and Monika Chakma -- are currently in Bhutan gearing up to play for Paro FC in the country's domestic league, while Tohura Khatun is expected to join the camp later.

Signs looked ominous and pointed towards a continuation of the standoff as none of the boycotting players joined the gym session supervised by Butler at the BFF House yesterday. This was despite BFF's Women's Wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiran's statement claiming that all of the 18 players had decided to call off the boycott and join upcoming training camps.