The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Construction of Barisal center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP) a sports institute, going slowly using low standard materials and yet not completed even after expiry of date-line.

Kazi Akram Ali, deputy director of Barisal BKSP project, said that contractors were ordered to complete the work within next two months and BKSP would not take charge and accept the project without maintaining standard of construction.

Related sources said construction works of Barisal center of BKSP was inaugurated by Advocate Majibur Rahman Sarwar, the then whip, district minister and Mayor of Barisal City Corporation at Goriar Par area of Barisal city entrance point on January 2, 2006.

The 15 crore taka project included 7 buildings and other establishments. Out of those Tk.1.8 lakhs were allocated for construction of residential accommodations of the administrative, officers and staffs quarters.

Taka 3.5 core for gymnasium, Tk.3.5 crore for Tennis hostel,23 lakhs taka for pump house,42 lakhs taka for power pumps and rest amount was allocated for development of infra structures. sports fields and collecting training equipments.

Sajib Enterprise, Islam Enterprise and Paris Enterprise were engaged as contractors for the construction works scheduled to be completed within June 2008.

However after visiting the spot it was found that only a few number of labours engaged in some petty works and officials of the contractor firms or supervising BKSP authority were absent.

Although constructions of the buildins yet to be completed but materials and fittings used in construction found very low standard.

Works for preparations of different types of training grounds and fields for physical exercises, football, cricket, tennis and basketball, yet not started.

In this situation it will take more six to twelve months to complete the work, the labors present there informed.

It may be mentioned that Barisal center of BKSP would be a branch of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP) a sports institute located at Savar, about 28 km north-west of Dhaka city.

The institute was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh.

It is an autonomous institution managed by a Board of Governors headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports. The Director General is the chief executive of the institute.

BKSP admits students in different areas of sports such as athletics, basketball, cricket, football, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, shooting and tennis.

Basic training programme is of maximum eight years for athletics, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, shooting, tennis. Students under thirteen years of age are admitted to class VII.