Ruman Shana issued an unconditional apology to the Bangladesh Archery Federation almost two months after announcing his retirement from the national fold, said the federation鈥檚 general secretary, Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal.
Shana resigned from the national team in late February, citing 鈥榰nder pressure,鈥� and the federation accepted his resignation following a discussion at an executive committee meeting on March 15.
The following day (March 16), the 28-year-old Shana hinted in a function that he would consider returning to the national fold provided the BAF improved facilities.
鈥楳y position is unchanged. I will not return unless the federation increases the facilities,鈥� Shana told the media at the time.
Following Shana鈥檚 retirement decision, the BAF organisers were heavily criticised by the country鈥檚 sports fraternity on several platforms for failing to provide the archers with the necessary facilities.
But Shana made a surprise move on May 2 to return to the national squad by submitting a letter to the federation with an unequivocal apology.
鈥楬e [Shana] submitted a letter to the federation, seeking an unconditional apology. Now it is up to him to determine whether to quit or return to the national fold within the federation鈥檚 existing system and facilities,鈥� Chapal told 抖阴精品 on Wednesday.
鈥楬owever, it will not be easy for him because the topic will be discussed at the federation鈥檚 executive committee meeting [in three months鈥� time] before a decision is made. In addition, he [Shana] will have to go through a trial to demonstrate the performance level required for a national team player.
鈥楢s some of his media comments have affected the image of the federation and other bodies, and we have already seen some disciplinary difficulties with him, the federation can ask him to guarantee that he will not make the same mistakes again in the future,鈥� he added.
Earlier on November 14, 2022, the BAF imposed a two-year ban on Shana on disciplinary grounds after the Bangladesh Ansar archer physically assaulted one of his team-mates on several occasions, as evidenced by the federation.
Later, the federation reduced the punishment by allowing him to return to action in April 2023 after he unconditionally apologised to the federation and admitted his guilt.
Shana won bronze in the recurve men鈥檚 single event at the 2019 World Archery Championships, becoming the first Bangladeshi archer to win a medal in this tournament, as well as direct qualification to the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
