Heavy rain flooded streets and homes across the capital yesterday morning and exposed Dhaka's poor drainage system yet again.
The downpour began in Friday night and continued till Saturday morning with brief pauses.
Dhaka city dwellers experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty wind on Saturday morning.
The low-lying areas in the capital and a number of alleys were inundated due to the rains, making it difficult for people who planned to go out in the morning.
Although educational institutions and most of the offices remained closed for Durga Puja holiday the Hindu devotees who went out to visit temples faced trouble due to waterlogged and muddy roads.
As some of the private offices remained open, the office goers suffer for lack of transports.
Thousands of city dwellers suffered as vehicular movement halted for hours on waterlogged Dhaka streets during rush hours.
The journey from Moghbazar to the District Court of Dhaka seemed nothing less than an ordeal. The streets were under water in the morning causing major traffic bottlenecks. The situation did not improve even when there was no rain in the afternoon.
Most parts of Bashundhara residential area went under knee-to-almost-waist-deep water within an hour of the torrential rain. The main roads connecting the 300-feet Road to the main gate of Bashundhara and streets of different blocks, especially B, C, D and F, were the worst affected. The streets remained inundated for hours.
Many vehicles, especially auto-rickshaws, broke down on the waterlogged streets triggering traffic jams in the largest private residential area.
People of parts of Indira Road, Tallabagh and West Raza Bazar suffered as streets and alleys went under knee-deep water. Many had to wade through the murky water to get to their destinations.
Green Road, parts of Mirpur, Sheorapara, Mohammadpur, Jatrabari, Shahjahanpur, Shantinagar, Khilgaon, Demra, Mohammadpur, Badda and a few other places in the capital were inundated. Parts of Karwan Bazar, Farmgate, Bashundhara, Dhanmondi, Nikunja and Mirpur were under water as well.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Saturday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” said a Met office bulletin.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over North Bay.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Sayedpur at 35.4 degree Celsius on Friday while the lowest temperature 23.4 degree Celsius was recorded in Tetulia, Panchagarh till 6am on Saturday.
The country’s highest 30 millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Hatiya in 24 hours till 6am on Saturday.
