Bangladesh Football Federation has launched a two-day Referee Assessors Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday at the BFF House in Dhaka, aiming to raise refereeing standards through improved evaluation and performance analysis across the domestic game.
Referee assessors from across the country have gathered at Bangladesh Football Federation headquarters as part of a broader push to professionalise how officials receive feedback and grading.
The workshop focuses on modern assessment tools and structured performance review. Instructors Md. Taiyab Hasan Shamsuzzaman and Sujit Kumar Banerjee are leading sessions on contemporary referee evaluation methods and match analysis.
BFF vice-president and referees committee chairman Wahid Uddin Chowdhury formally opened the workshop. He framed the programme as a practical step rather than a ceremonial one.
“This training will play an important role in improving refereeing standards and strengthening the evaluation system in line with proper benchmarks,” he said. The message landed clearly: better referees start with better assessment.
Chowdhury also confirmed that reform will not stop at the classroom. “Discussions are ongoing with the government to improve refereeing standards and ensure proper facilities,” he said, signalling institutional backing beyond the federation walls.
Domestic refereeing has often drawn criticism for inconsistency rather than intent. The BFF now appear keen to fix the system that judges referees, not just the referees themselves.
