Teachers and 175 students at the dilapidated No. 57 Kazi Harun Ar Rashid Government Primary School in Pirojpur’s Kaukhali upazila headquarters hold daily lessons under constant fear of collapse, as crumbling ceiling plaster and chronic flooding plague the 1985-built campus.
Operating in two shifts with six teachers, the school’s teachers’ lounge and library are severely deteriorated, with water leaking through the ceiling and chunks of plaster falling regularly—previously injuring both teachers and parents, according to staff and residents. Without adequate drainage, light rain or slightly elevated tidal water leaves the schoolyard submerged and cuts off access, while poor restrooms and an inadequate playground add to daily hardship.
“We are very scared to attend classes in this dangerous building and constantly worry about what might happen,” one student at the school said. Parent Kakoli Rahman said families feel terrified sending their children inside, warning a major accident could strike at any moment.
Headteacher Bithika Saha said staff work inside the unsafe library and classrooms in constant anxiety and have written repeatedly to the Upazila Education Office requesting an elevated new building and drainage works. Kaukhali Upazila Primary Education Officer Md Wahidur Rahman said he is aware of the problem and has notified senior authorities to take swift action.
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