Drainage

Drainage

Large parts of Khulna city remained submerged after 184 millimetres of rainfall over the past 51 hours, causing severe waterlogging and widespread disruption to daily life. Photo: UNB

Heavy rains inundate parts of Khulna; effectiveness of Tk823cr drainage project questioned

According to the Khulna Meteorological Office, the city received 184 millimetres of rainfall over the past 51 hours.

Recurring waterlogging continues to plague Matuail after every spell of heavy rain despite a Tk1,300 crore drainage improvement project. Photo: Collected

Matuail's monsoon misery persists despite costly drainage project

A rickshaw pulls a passenger through chest-deep water after the season’s first downpour leaves many streets in Chattogram waterlogged. The photo was taken on 28 April 2026 from the city’s Prabartak intersection. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Ctg drainage projects implemented without feasibility study: Experts

Chashma Canal in Chattogram is choked with plastic waste and debris. Despite large-scale projects to address waterlogging, waste management remains neglected. Temporary cleaning efforts take place before monsoons, but without a coordinated system, canals and drains continue to be clogged, worsening the city's drainage crisis. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Is coordinated waste management the missing piece in Ctg's flood puzzle?

Heavy rainfall in Azimpur leaves city dwellers wading through waist-deep water on rickshaws and vans on Friday. Parts of Dhaka were submerged after 130mm of rain fell in just 6 hours. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Dhaka's drainage master plan stalled for 8 years, new plans underway

A factory presents a tumbledown look at the Naogaon Bscic Industrial Estate which is grappling with several challenges. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Khorshed Alam

Gas crisis, poor drainage push Naogaon BSCIC Industrial Estate to brink

Huge drainage renovation can’t save Sylhet from even a little rain

Huge drainage renovation can’t save Sylhet from even a little rain

File photo of DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam

Strict measures against sewage lines emptying into surface drainage: Mayor Atiq

Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Drains or death traps?

A boy walks past a truck in Aminbazar landfill in Savar. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Dhaka landfills in disarray

An excavator pulls out garbage from the bottom of Uttara Lake in the capital. The photo was taken at sector 10 recently. Photo: Mumit M

Wasa investment to solve waterlogging goes down the drain

A 36km drain for Tk473 crore

A 36km drain for Tk473 crore

Chattogram Wasa pours 40 billion litres of water down the drain yearly

Chattogram Wasa pours 40 billion litres of water down the drain yearly