United News of Bangladesh

Around 200 students of Minajpur Government Primary School in Jibannagar upazila have been forced to attend classes under the open sky and in the veranda due to a severe shortage of classrooms. The situation becomes particularly difficult during the rainy season. Even light rain forces teachers to stop lessons, while students often rush home with their books and notebooks to keep them dry. Established in 1968 and nationalised in 1973, the school had a three-room building that was declared risky in 2021. The building was auctioned and demolished in 2024, but construction of a replacement building has yet to begin. The school now has only two usable classrooms for students from Classes I to V. Since there is not enough space for all five classes, students of three classes are taught in the veranda or in the open.