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No respite from rain

Likely to continue today

Staff Correspondent
Incessant rain, which has caused immense suffering to people all over the country, is likely to continue today in many parts of the country.
According to the Met office, the country may face moderate to heavy rain today due to a low still existing over the western side of the Bay of Bengal.
The Met office yesterday recorded the highest 262 millimetres of rain in Rangpur till 6:00am while 27 millimetres of rain in Dhaka till 5:00pm.
Torrential rain has brought on people across
the country immense suffering over the last few days, flooding busy thoroughfares and inundating low-lying areas in many parts of the country.
Though yesterday was a hartal day, office-goers suffered the most in the capital as severe water-logging created long tailbacks on the potholed roads and streets, especially in Malibagh, Moghbazar and Satrasta.
" I had to be very careful to drive my CNG-run three-wheeler as the potholes on Malibagh-Moghbazar and Moghbazar-Satrasta roads were covered in rain water, putting us under severe risk," said Amzad Hossain,
driver of a three-wheeler.
Normal life in Rangpur city and its adjacent areas was disrupted due to heavy rainfall since Sunday morning, reports our Rangpur correspondent.
Low-lying areas in the city were inundated while many neighbourhoods including Shalban, Purba Shalban, Mistripara, Nilkantha, Palpara, Guptapara, Kamalkachhna, Babupara Botla, Honumantala, Kamarpara, Sagorpara and Mulatol went under knee- to waist-deep water.
Around 5,000 people have been marooned as heavy rain, compounded by the onrush of water from the Teesta upstream over the last 24 hours,
flooded several villages under Gangachara upazila of the district.
Rangpur Water Development Board sources said the Teesta which had flowed 40 centimetres below the danger level on Saturday, was flowing eight centimetres above the danger level yesterday.
Only a few rickshaws and batteryrun auto-rickshaws were found plying the streets, defying the rain.
Rickshaw pullers and drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaws were seen demanding excessive fare from commuters, taking advantage of the bad weather and thin traffic in the city.