Former national football captain Salahuddin resigned as BFF vice-president and chairman of the NTMC last month after BFF president SA Sultan ignored a recommendation of the NTMC about selection officials for different national teams.

"I have decided to continue as BFF vice-president and chairman of the NTMC at the request of the BFF president," Salahuddin told a press briefing after he handed over his withdrawal letter to Sultan at the BFF Bhaban.

Monir Ahmed, Salam Murshedi, Golam Rabbani Helal, Imtiaz Sultan Johnny and Sayeed Hasan Kanan also withdrew their resignations as members of the NTMC.

Welcoming the decision, Sultan hoped that the reunited family would work together for the future of the game.

"We want to put behind the past and make a fresh start. What happened was the result of a difference of opinion and I offered a compromise formula while naming national team officials. But they have convinced us that the manager post should go only to a renowned ex-player. They stood on their decision and we have honoured it because we have realised that they were correct.

"The whole incident was a good lesson for us and we want to stay in the right way in the future," Sultan added.

Salahuddin, whose resignation sparked a wave of resentment toward the BFF, expressed his confidence about running the NTMC independently.

"I personally thank the president for his latest approach. Yes, we are convinced that the past would be forgotten and we could start afresh. With the president's support behind us, we are hopeful to serve our purpose," Salahuddin said.

"I have already been briefed about the national team's performance in Myanmar by the team management and we would sit shortly to prepare our future plans," he said replying to a question about the squad's present condition.

"The coach was prepared to play exhibition matches in Myanmar but as soon as he saw it was a serious tournament, he had to change strategies. There are some shortcomings but you have to realise that our boys were playing international matches after almost two years, which is a long time. Even big teams change 6-7 players in their lineup after such a long gap.

"We could do very little after only two weeks' practice, I would rather say warm-up. We need to correct the mistakes because in football, one mistake could be fatal. We need time to do that and every one must show some patience to get results". He informed that a local physio has already started working with the national team.

The BFF chief had also named Under-17 and U-20 team officials but according to Salahuddin, the NTMC would now announce the name of the officials.

"Yes, we are going choose the officials because the president has handed over the authority to us," he said in reply to a question.