<i>A bad day for school kids</i>
Students of different schools were brought to the playground of Manikganj Government High School yesterday to greet a local lawmaker. The kids had to suffer a lot amid scorching heat as their guest arrived at the venue four hours behind schedule.Photo: STAR
Students from deferent primary and high schools in the district suffered a lot as they had to wait for about four hours to greet a local lawmaker who was scheduled to inaugurate a rally as chief guest yesterday. The district administration and environment office jointly organised the rally and a discussion to observe the World Environment Day. Sources at the district administration and environment office said local lawmaker Zahid Maleque Swapan was scheduled to open the programme at 9:00am on the premises of Manikganj Government Boys' High School. But he reached there around 12:45pm. Earlier the students, their teachers, officials and representatives from deferent government and non-government organisations gathered at the venue around 8:45am to take part in the rally. Nasir Uddin, father of a Class Four student at a government primary school, said “We send our children to the school for taking lesson. The teachers are supposed to take care of them". "However, it is really painful to see that they compel the children to wait for hours for someone under the open sky amid hot weather." Seeking anonymity, several other guardians expressed similar views and regretted the matter. Teachers of different schools said that the district administration asked them to attend the function and ensure the presence of students. Contacted, lawmaker Zahid Maleque said he was told that the programme will begin at 11:00am, not 9:00am. He, also, expressed sorrow for the sufferings of the participants and being late at the function.
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