Bangladesh referee Salma Akhter will serve as the assistant referee in the South East Asian (C) Games.
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She is going to conduct the match as Bangladesh's first female referee outside South Asia.
This referee of women's AFC elite panel will leave for Vietnam at midnight on Sunday.
Sabuj Mia and Monir Dhali refereed basketball and football at the C-Games last year. This year Shahbaz Ali will be refereeing in hockey and Salma in football. There is no opportunity for Bangladesh to play in the C Games. However, referees and umpires will represent Bangladesh in this competition.
Jaya Chakma is the first FIFA referee of Bangladesh. Salma became an assistant FIFA referee the year after Joya. Both have tested multiple times for the AFC Elite Panel. Although Jaya failed, Salma has now passed the Elite.
Salma said, this is the first job outside South Asia after becoming an elite referee. I want to pray to the people of the country, so that we can increase the quality of the country by referring.
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