Classes under open sky as school bldg risky
Students attend class under the open sky on the premises of Pratappur Government Primary School as the schoolhouse remains in an awfully dilapidated condition.Photo: STAR
Students of Pratappur Government Primary School under Kachua upazila of Bagerhat district attend their classes under open sky on the school premises as the dilapidated school building is on the verge of collapse. "We can not take risk of lives of 145 students as the school building is in an awful state and may collapse anytime," said headmaster Minoti Rani Kundu. Mostafa Kamal Molla, President of the Managing Committee of the school, said upazila engineering department declared the building unfit for use in January this year. So, there is no alternative but to hold the classes in two shifts under open sky on the school premises, he added. Kachua Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mehedi Hasan said he had sent a proposal to the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under the LGRD ministry, asking for allocation of fund for immediate construction of a new building of the primary school. The proposal has been accepted as I have learnt and fund for that purpose will be allocated very soon, the UNO said, adding that Tk 25 lakh would be required for construction of the new school building. Kachua Upazila Chairman SM Mahfuzur Rahman said an alternative arrangement will be made soon so that students can attend their classes in a makeshift house until construction of a new building.
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