JAMALPUR, July 6:

Almost all the schools of the district have been facing problems including shortage of furniture and accommod-'-atfon.lack of educational appliances and fund constraints.

There are 100 high schools in seven upazilas of the district. Of them only three are run by the government, two In Sadar upazila and one in Dewanganj upazila. -

Upazila-wlse break up of non-government high schools are: Sadar upazila-18, Melan-dah - 1 9 , I slampur -16,Sharishabar1-17, Dewanganj-13, BakshiganJ-8 and Madarganj-14.

These non-government

high schools can hardly impart education to the students amidst multifarious problems.

Most of these schools established under local initiatives have not received government recognition despite having requisite facilities.

On the other hand, the schools without financial help from the government are facing closure. Accommodation crisis is another serious problem in these schools. The students are accommodated in conjested rooms while many students have to attend their classes standing for hours.

The schools damaged by the natural calamities remain unrepaired which forced the stu-

dents to attend their classes under the open sky. The classes are often suspended due to bad weather. All the high schools except a few are facing acute fund crisis, as a result, the teachers are left unpaid for months.

None of the schools are provided with pure drinking water by any means which compel them to take impure water from nearby ponds and lakes.

It is widely felt that government should take immediate measures to solve the prevailing problems and should nationalise more insti-

tutions to ensure better education in the district.

CBA election of Al-Haj Jute Mills at Sharishabart town was held recently.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters Abdul Hossain and Fazlul Haque were elected President and General Secretary respectively.

Raj Mohammed Raj, a HSC candidate of government Ashck Mahmud College was electrocuted in front of Adamjee Jute purchasing centre in Jamalpur town recently.

He died on the spot when he caught a live electric wire fell loose from a pole.

A case has been registered with local police station.