Downpour inundates port city

Usually what is seen during monsoon, most of the key points in Chittagong city went down underwater after today's downpour.

Sholoshohor, Muradpur, Shulakbazar, Chawkbazar, Halishahar and Agrabad CDA residential areas were among the inundated areas, were daily commute was hampered.

Water logging in the busy intersections like Probartak, Golpahar, Sholoshahar No. 2 Gate, and Chawkbazar, disrupted the plying of vehicles.

Water also breached into some ground floor shops and houses in many areas and the water level rose to 74mm after an hour of rain, our Chittagong correspondent reports. Moniruzzaman Hossain, a fruit vendor, at Probartak Moor, said he has been experiencing the problem for last 15 years.