Published on 12:00 AM, July 06, 2017
CITY OF MISFORTUNE
Rain or shine, misfortune follows Dhaka residents. During the dry season, when Dhaka turns into a dustbowl, the city dwellers long for the rainy season for respite. But when the rain comes, a dysfunctional drainage system offers them only sufferings. Only a couple hours of moderate seasonal downpour on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning left the residents with a waterlogged city. A rickshaw van full of commuters passes a cautionary red flag put inside a submerged open manhole on Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
A man helps a woman get onto the sidewalk in front of Motijheel Ideal School. The woman was fully drenched after she fell in the water while trying to get off a rickshaw. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
Vehicles ply almost entirely submerged streets near Janata Bank intersection at Motijheel -- the city's business hub. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
A large tailback on one side of a street near Malibagh rail gate in Khilgaon due to waterlogging ahead. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
A shopkeeper inside the submerged Mouchak Market scoops out water with a bucket from his store. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
A school child dangerously comes close to a moving car as he wades through water that inundated the street in front of Rajarbagh Police Lines School. Photo: Amran Hossain, Palash Khan, Prabir Das
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