Feni, Aug. 29 -- The students and staff of Karim Ullah High School in Matubhuna Union of Daganbhuiyan upazila are facing a growing crisis as relentless riverbank erosion threatens to swallow the school building, putting education in danger.

Built in 2016 with funding from the founder's sons, Tareque Mahtab Rahim and Javed Salam Rahim, the school, having 405 students and 13 teachers, now hangs precariously over the Katakhali River as heavy rainfall and rising water levels accelerate erosion along its banks.

A massive crack has appeared on the northern side of the structure, raising fears that the building could collapse at any moment.

The five-room building, which accommodates class-7 students, elective subjects for classes 9 and 10, a ...