Locals stop construction work of school building

Local people and school managing committee members have stopped the construction work of Tindu Groopingpara Primary School in Bandarban's Thanchi upazila on Monday, protesting use of low quality materials in construction of the schoolhouse.

U Cha Ching Marma, president of the school managing committee, held the engineer concerned responsible for not supervising the construction work properly.

Crani Aung Marma, a local ward member, said, “We informed the authorities concerned about the matter several times but they didn't pay heed.”

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Bandarban allocated Tk 68 lakh for construction of two-storey Tindu Groopingpara Primary School under the Third Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP 3).

Sub-contractor of the project Rokon Mia, also a Class IV employee of Thanchi LGED, said, “If you have any query in this regard, contact upazila engineer of the LGED as I work as per his instruction.”

When asked, engineer Tofazzal Hossain of Thanchi LGED said, “No one but the contractor concerned is responsible for the alleged use of low quality materials.”

Thanchi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Jahangir Alam said he had already talked with the engineer concerned in this regard and is investigating the matter as well.