As schoolhouse damaged by storm not repaired..

Students of Putimari Registered Primary School in Monoharpur union of Palashbari upazila have to attend classes under the open sky as the schoolhouse, damaged in a storm in April this year, is yet to be repaired.Local people set up the school in 1974 and the present schoolhouse was constructed in 1995.The number of students increasing gradually. In April this year the roof of schoolhouse got damaged by a storm.The school authority on May 1 urged the upazila education officer of Palashbari for immediate renovation of the schoolhouse, so that the children’s classes are not hampered.On July 1, upazila engineer of LGED Abu Taiyab Shamsuddin visited the school and he issued a letter on July 15, declaring the schoolhouse abandoned.After that the authority arranged classes on the school ground.“It is really difficult to conduct classes in scorching hot days while students run for shelter at nearby houses when the sky is covered with cloud. If the situation continues, we will not be able to prevent dropout of students,” said Nurul Islam, headmaster of the school.“The schoolhouse will be renovated with a tin-shed roof, and we are contacting the LGED for the purpose,” said ATM Rownak Akhter, upazila education officer, Palashbari.