2 school teachers hurt as ceiling plaster falls on them

Parts of the ceiling including an overhead fan collapsed at a school classroom during an ongoing class at the dilapidated building of West Jalisha Government Primary School in Patuakhali's Dumki upazila yesterday.

Two assistant teachers -- Kabita Rani and Dalil Uddin received injuries as a result. However, the 20 children also present in class around 11:30am remained unhurt.

The injured were given treatment at Dumki Upazila Health Complex.

The school was established in 1975 as a tin shed structure and a single-storey concrete building was constructed in 1994.

The plaster of its ceiling often fell off although the school was repaired with money allocated from the emergency fund in 2022.

Dumki Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Al Imran said, "I've asked the primary education officer to visit the scene and make arrangements for alternative classrooms."