Classes under open sky
Students of Dakkhin Bashbaria Government Primary School in Dashmina upazila of the district are attending classes under the open sky as the school building has become unfit for use due to lack of renovation and has been declared abandoned.
The school was established in 1993 in a tin-shed that was constructed with the help of the local people and a small government fund. It has not been renovated since then.
Some classes are being held at nearby Fishermen's Association building due to lack of space. During a recent visit to the school, this correspondent found that classes were being held in the open in front of the school.
Acting headmaster Md Helal Uddin said the authorities declared the school unfit and unusable two years ago, but they have to hold classes outdoors as they have no alternative.
The building is in such a state because the school is not in the upazila-level improvement or construction list, he added.
Parts of the building have developed cracks and rainwater easily enters the building, Helal said.
There is no safe place to even store the official papers of the school, he added.
Acting Upazila Primary Education Officer Md Zahid Uddin said he has informed the higher authorities about the matter and requested immediate steps in this regard.
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