The low lying areas of the capital Dhaka ubmerged in knee to waist deep water following a heavy downpour for the last four days, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers.
The rains, triggered by active monsoon, started at around 1 pm on Friday and continued through Saturday afternoon, inundating lanes in different areas, including at Green Road, Dhanmondi, Malibagh, Mouchak, New Market and Mirpur.
Visiting many areas of the city on Saturday this correspondent saw for himself that rainwater flooded kitchen markets, slums and the ground floors of most of the buildings and markets.
Many human haulers and battery-run easy bike were found stranded on waterlogged roads while office-goers were seen struggling to find transport.Incessant rains triggered waterlogging and traffic gridlocks in different parts of the capital on Saturday, disrupting normal life of its residents.
Assistant Meteorologist of Bangladesh Metrological Department Afroza Sultana said two millimeters rain was recorded in Dhaka while 66 mm in Sylhet from 6am to 9am today.
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The waterlogging led to nagging traffic jams in some parts of the capital although today is a weekly holiday.
As many of the private offices remain open on Saturday, office goers faced hurdle to reach their destinations due to lack of transports.
People in Dhaka city are struggling to cope with incessant rains in the past couple of days as water-logging created in many areas of the capital is causing untold sufferings.
“Like past few days, Dhaka city witnessed heavy rainfall today meaning many parts of the city were submerged,” Kazi Jebunnesa, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorologist Department(BMD) media
She expected that the cloudy weather may improve from today (Sunday) w and intensity of rainfall may decrease.
Multiple areas of Dhaka including -- Mouchak, Malibagh, Shantinagar, Moghbazar, Kakrail, Paltan, Dainik Bangla intersection, Khilgaon rail gate, and Rajarbagh Police Lines -- were waterlogged following prolonged torrential rain since early morning today.
Office goers suffered immensely as they were facing trouble to manage transports to reach their destination.
Due to active monsoon heavy rainfall is likely at places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Saturday, according to BMD.
Due to heavy rainfall, landslide may occur at places over the hilly regions of Chattogram division, it said.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are likely at most places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas, according to BMD’s latest weather bulletin.
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A low-pressure area has formed over the North Bay of Bengal and adjacent coastal regions of Bangladesh. The monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay.
Daytime temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged, while nighttime temperatures may fall slightly across the country, the bulletin added.
