Engineering marvel: Two-story school building built at huge cost has no stairs

❐ District Representative

The work on the two-story building of Taltala Saptapalli High School in Baliakandi Upazila of Rajbari has been completed without a staircase. As a result, the upper floor of this building, built at a huge cost, is completely in a state of disrepair. Meanwhile, the shortage of classrooms is severely disrupting the teaching of students.

Locals have dubbed the event “an architectural marvel” and “the greatest building of all time,” and are reportedly searching for the architects and contractors responsible.

Talking to the eighth and ninth grade students of the school, it was learned that they are suffering greatly due to not being able to use the rooms in the new building.

The parents said that although the allocation was taken in the name of the project, the money was wasted without completing the work properly. They demanded an investigation into the matter and action against those responsible.

The school’s headmaster, Krishna Bandhu Roy, said that due to the negligence of the engineer concerned, the building was constructed without stairs. The second floor of the building is in a state of disrepair. As a result, students are not getting any benefit from it. Despite applying to various departments for the construction of stairs, no remedy is available.

In this regard, Baliakandi Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Chowdhury Mustafizur Rahman said, “The work of the stairs could not be completed due to financial crisis. The matter is being looked into seriously and immediate action will be taken.”