The rainy season has just set in, and we have already started to experience waterlogging in many parts of Dhaka.

Dhaka would not be deluged in 2018. This was the promise the local government minister made last year. But his words did not translate into action.

Heavy rains combined with traffic congestion brought the capital to a grinding halt on Wednesday as city dwellers went through untold sufferings to reach their destination wading through knee- to waist-deep water.

Some areas lacking adequate storm drainage in Dhaka goes under water due to day-long drizzling today, causing public suffering as traffic movement gets slow on the submerged roads.