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May
18, 2000
Rajshahi,
May 17 (UNB)- The age-old Ujan Khalsi High School in Durgapur upazila
that damaged extensively by a recent storm is yet to be repaired.
Established
in 1964 the managing committee has been running the school efficiently
and hundreds of local students are prosecuting their studies in the
school.
The
guardians said the roof the school building built in 1989 collapsed
due to the fall of a Banyan tree in the storm. The extent of damage
was estimated at Tk 3 lakhs. The school committee cannot afford to
bear reconstruction expenses of the institution, they added.
At
present the students are attending their classes under the sky facing
numerous problems.
The
school authority urged the Relief and Disaster Management Ministry to
take immediate steps to reconstruct the building to help continue its
academic activities.
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