Residents of Dhaka woke up to waterlogged streets on Saturday morning after showers lashed the city, reports UNB.
The rains coupled with gusty wind started around 7:15 am and continued till 8:30 am.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has recorded 87 mm of rainfall in two hours from 7:15 am, said meteorologist Md Omar Faruk.
The city dwellers experienced waterlogging in many areas before the monsoon that again exposed the poor drainage system of the capital.
Many low-lying areas in the capital including Mirpur, Mouchak, Rampur, Badda, Moghbazar, Rampur and Khilkhet went under rainwater, causing immense sufferings to its residents.
Many people were seen wading through ankle-deep water in these areas to reach their destination.
Though today is a government holiday, many schools were kept open to recover the leaning losses caused by the closure due to heat wave across the country last month.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
