Wide spread of corruption and irregularities in primary schools in Kalapara .

Kalapara (Patuakhali) Correspondent. The government's compulsory primary education program in Kalapara of Patuakhali is in a bad state. Despite the government's multidimensional allocation of funds to improve the quality of primary education, providing stipends to students, children are dropping out of schools. Lack of supervision in schools due to shortage of manpower in education office, shortage of teachers, lack of coaching of teachers, loss of government allocation, inefficient school management committee as the underlying reasons, but the concerned authorities have not taken any visible steps to ensure quality education environment in schools, the parents and locals have complained. On Tuesday, it was found that the Biburn national flag was flying on the flag stand at Badurtali (1) Government Primary School No. 151 in Patuakhali's Kalapara Municipal Suburb. The school building has not been touched by development for a long time. No government grant or development allocation has reached here. Students are playing sports during class. The head teacher's room is empty. He met at Milna School. An assistant teacher named Zakir was seen in the teacher's auditorium, and three female assistant teachers were seen teaching the classroom with a few first-shift students. However, most of the students were found to be indifferent. Although there were 21 students in the attendance book, in reality 10/12 students were seen sitting on the floor of the classroom. Assistant teacher Maksuda Parveen is taking the class. He has no training in pre-primary teaching. The toilet next to the class room is seen to be locked. The tubewell installed for clean water was broken for about one and a half years. The water in the wash block tank constructed in the school premises is drawn twice a month but is always unclean. Even though the students are panting in the heat, there is no opportunity to drink clean water anywhere. The demand of students and parents for clean water does not seem to touch the headmistress Sumaiya Nasreen, who has been working in the same school for two decades. It is known from the sources of primary education officeIn 171 government primary schools of Kalapara, 108 head teacher posts are vacant, 42 assistant teacher posts are vacant. There are 5 vacancies in the education office itself. Rasulpur Government Primary School Assistant Teacher Md. Arifur Rahman, assistant teacher of Charchandupara Government Primary School Nahid Akhter Sumi and Mimi Rakhine, assistant teacher of Magherpara Government Primary School have been permanently suspended from service. A departmental case has been filed against the assistant teacher of Itbaria Government Primary School, Mahmud Alam Palash, for unauthorized absence from work. In addition, the teacher of Latachapli Government Primary School was accused of criminal cases. Zakir Hossain, Taherpur Government Primary School teacher Emma Owen, Abul Hossain and Sultanganj Government Primary School teacher Atiqur Rahman Khalil have been suspended. Kalapara Upazila Primary Education Officer Mosa Sahida Begum said that the issue of manpower shortage in the office and shortage of teachers in schools has been informed to the higher authorities. Besides, applications have been taken from assistant teachers for the vacant post of head teacher, which is under process. He is working to ensure the learning environment in primary schools, to ensure hundred percent attendance of teachers and students in the classroom.