Kids attend classes amid risk of life
Students attending class amid risk of life at the dilapidated Munshi Shahidur Rahman Primary School at Mirzapur in Narail Sadar upazila.Photo: STAR
Students of Mirzapur Munshi Shahidur Rahman non-government registered primary school in Narail Sadar upazila attend their classes amid risk of life as cracks have developed in the roof and walls of the school building. The school was built in 1994 on a 40 decimal land donated by Munshi Shahidur Rahman, former chairman of Jessore Zila Board. Narail local government engineering department spent Tk. 4.2 lakh on its construction. Some big cracks have developed in the roof and plaster is falling off the ceilings in four classrooms. Of the four teachers, headmaster Md Golam Taha and assistant teacher Md Sadek Ahmed went into retirement in February and July 2009. Now the school is run by only two teachers---headmaster in-charge Md Ahadat Hossain Sardar and assistant teacher Sanjida Rahman. Ahadat Hossain is always busy with office work while Sanjida has to maintain all the classes alone. Last year, the number of students was over 200 and now it has reduced to 103 due to lack of teachers and the dilapidated condition of the school building. Raju, a class three student, said, "My parents don't allow me to go to the school for fear of incident." Headmaster in-charge Ahadat Hossain said he had sent a report to the authorities concerned, but to no effect. M Obaidur Rahman Rabi, chairman of the school managing committee, said the students are attending their classes amid risk of life. He urged the authorities concerned to repair the school building as early as possible.
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