Relentless rain that began late Saturday night showed no sign of easing Sunday, submerging major roads across the capital, paralysing traffic on the first working day of the week, and forcing several schools to postpone ongoing examinations amid the worst waterlogging of the season.
Relentless monsoon rain, flash floods and landslides have triggered a worsening humanitarian crisis across seven districts of Bangladesh, with the death toll climbing to 44 and more than 10.22 lakh people affected.
Heavy rain lashed the capital for a sixth straight hour on Sunday (July 12), dumping 76 millimetres of rainfall between midnight and 6:00am and triggering waterlogging across major roads that left school-goers and office commuters stranded during the first working day of the week.
Former Speaker and BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar has passed away. He was 97.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in six divisions including Dhaka, and warned that the ongoing flood situation may worsen. The department also said thunderstorms and rainfall are likely to continue across most parts of the country over the next few days.
A video of an attack inside a house in the capital's Mohammadpur area has gone viral on social media. The owner of the house has filed a case naming four individuals in connection with the incident.