Cracks appear before handing over of new building

Cracks developed at 16 points and six pillars subsided before handing over of the newly constructed building of Kazirhat Police Station in Muladi upazila under the district.

After hearing the matter, Barisal district Superintendent of Police Aktaruzzaman visited the spot on May 27.

"Finding the building risky, I asked Public Works Department (PWD) authorities to repair it before handing over," he said.

Shawkat Anwar, officer in charge (OC) of Kazirhat Police Station, said Tipu Sultan, a contractor of Barisal city, started construction of the two-storied building at a cost of Tk 2.88 crore in 2012.

"The then home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir inaugurated the new police station on September 11 in 2013 although the building was under construction.

"The police station is functioning at an abandoned house at Kazirhat Bazar amid difficulties.

"Meanwhile, the construction work went on at a slow pace with substandard materials and the building has not been handed over to the police although the scheduled time expired in June 2014," the OC said.

Contacted, Zakir Hossain, executive engineer of PWD, Barisal, said, "Although some problems appeared before completion of the construction there is no major risk factor at the building structure. The contractor has been asked to repair the faults before handing it over."