Sylhet, April 5 -- The regional director's office of Technical Education Board was inaugurated here five years ago to benefit vocational students. Unfortunately, it could not be brought into visible operation after its gala opening ceremony on September 17, 2013.

Equipped with all the modern facilities, the government-owned building has never had anyone to officially run it as full-time officials and staff could not be recruited for the office in the last five years, locals alleged.

As the regional director's office remained non-functional, all the vocational institutes under the board are unable to gear up their activities, official sources said.

So far, they said, three people have been appointed to the office on ad hoc basis with a ...