Report Writing on Shortage of Playground

Shortage of Playground, an Acute Problem

Staff Reporter, Dhaka, March 9, 2022: Though the school and college industry have been flourishing day by day in Bangladesh, most schools here in the capital have no playgrounds despite high tuition fees being charged from parents. Lack of playgrounds is affecting students’ physical and mental fitness, the specialized doctors of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital reported. It also impedes the normal course of education. However, a lot of such schools have been unable to fulfil the expectations of students. Students of nearly all schools and colleges have expressed their concern over the shortage of playgrounds and have urged authorities to construct playgrounds at the earliest. Md. Raihanul Haque, father of a student, said most schools and colleges were operating in small houses and students are forced to use parks as playgrounds, creating problems for residents. Shaheena, mother of a student, said schools or colleges without playgrounds should not be allowed to function. Murtaza Noor, an official from the government’s Higher Education Commission, said it was mandatory for schools or colleges to arrange cricket, hockey, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastic competitions and physical training sessions for students. He, however, did not explain why no action was being taken against schools that lacked playgrounds.

In order to ensure a congenial atmosphere in schools and colleges, there is no alternative way without having playgrounds which can play a pivotal role in the way of producing a healthy and sound minded new generation.