MINTU DESHWARA, Moulvibazar

The expansion work of 12 government primary schools in Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj, under the Fourth Primary Education Development Project (PEDP 4), has been stalled for over three years now.

People have alleged that the delays have happened due to the contractor’s negligence and lack of adequate supervision from the authorities. The project completion timeline also remains uncertain.

The project, which began in 2021, aimed to build additional floors in 14 government primary schools across Madhabpur upazila. While the work at Sakushail and Mantala Government Primary Schools was completed, the 12 other schools are still facing an uncertain situation.

Each school was allocated a budget of Tk 60 lakh, with the total budget amounting to Tk 8.4 core for all 14 schools.

The project was awarded to two contracting firms -- Bengal Traders and M/s Golam Faruk, both owned by Abul Kalam.

Despite starting the work in 2021, the progress has been slow. In some schools, only one or two floors were completed, with roof installations. On the other hand,

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