With winter knocking at the door, incessant rainfall inundated many places in the country and its capital taking a toll on life and trade.
The rainfall coupled with crisis of public transport and submerged streets in a gridlock caused immense sufferings to the commuters.
Parts of Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Shantibagh, Azampur, Moghbazar and Old Dhaka were inundated under knee-deep water, said residents of those areas.
Light to moderate rainfall occurred in most places of the country since last Wednesday due to a depression hanging over the Bay near the Indian Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas.
“The highest rainfall of 50 millimetres (mm) was recorded in Ishwardi in 24 hours, Abdur Rahman, a Met office official, told The Daily Star.
“Rainfall in the capital was 81mm in the last 30 hours till 12:00 noon yesterday,” said another Met official.
Meanwhile, rainfall also caused the mercury to drop, with a lowest temperature of 17 degrees Celsius recorded in Rajshahi and Jessore yesterday.
During night time, temperature may drop by a couple of degrees more all over the country, according to the forecast.
Hundreds of commuters including office goers and students struggled to reach their destinations, as transport crisis paired with the incessant rain took a toll on them. Many parents said they were compelled to send their children to school as final examination was going on.
“I could not manage a rickshaw to take my son to school,” said Nayar Sultana, a working mother in city’s Uttara whose son Faiyaz is a student at Milestone School.
“Usually it takes us only seven minutes whereas it took us 45 minutes to reach school and my son was already soaked in rain,” she added.
“With the exam about to begin I had no other option than to leave him in that state,” she explained.
However, many schools started their classes and examinations late considering the rainy weather. Many office goers also showed up late for work as there were very few buses, rickshaws and taxicabs on the roads. They also complained of severe traffic jam at Asadgate, Mohakhali, Nilkhet, Banani and Moghbazar.
