Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Over a year after devastating floods, 284 government primary schools in six upazila of Feni district, which were damaged due to flood, still await repair work despite having an approved allocation of over Tk 12.99 crore.

With deadlines missed and procedures stalled, a staggering Tk 12.67 crore has been returned to the national coffer, leaving the authorities of 284 schools in disrepair and thousands of students in limbo.

The government had earlier allocated Tk 12,99,70,812 crores for the repair and renovation works for 314 government primary schools in six upazilas of the district, reports UNB.

But the authorities concerned carried out repair work on only 30 schools, spending Tk 31,73,334.

As the authorities failed to ...