Waterlogging Crisis

Waterlogging Crisis

The field of Khulna Government Teachers' Training College remains submerged in floodwater, with the college's name plaque visible above the water, on 13 July 2026. Photo: TBS.

Heavy rains flood several areas in Khulna and Cumilla, hundreds of families affected

Several thousand HSC candidates sat for their examinations amid flooding at the city's three main examination centres

Heavy downpour likely over 6 divisions

Heavy downpour likely over 6 divisions

A man stands on a lifted up sidewalk as he watches people struggle in waist-deep water in Green Road, Dhaka, on 12 July 2026 as incessant downpour has caused waterlogging in some parts of the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Waterlogging, traffic chaos paralyse Dhaka, Ctg after heavy rain

Waterlogged roads and muddy market grounds have made it difficult for traders to bring livestock to markets and for buyers to inspect animals. Photo: UNB

Fresh spell of rain triggers waterlogging in Dhaka, hampers Eid preparations

File photo of rain in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Downpour triggers waterlogging across Dhaka

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

Govt forms coordination committee to tackle Ctg's waterlogging crisis

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

PM expresses grief over Ctg waterlogging, calls for nationwide canal excavation

Local residents started a protest by blocking the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on 1 October 2025. Photo: TBS

Protest over waterlogging: Locals leave Dhaka-Aricha Highway after one-hour blockade, traffic returns to normal

Waterlogging in Dhaka disproportionately endangers women by exposing them to increased harassment, health risks, and loss of mobility. Photo: Mohammed Minhaj Uddin

The unseen toll of Dhaka’s waterlogging on women

Relatives of patients wade through the waterlogged premises of the Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH) in the capital’s Matuail on Friday. Continuous rainfall since Thursday led to severe waterlogging in several parts of Dhaka, causing widespread disruption for city residents. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Dhaka battles deluge after heavy rainfall

Photos: TBS

Flood rages on in Sylhet, situation worsening with incessant rain

Even a light downpour floods vast areas of Chattogram city in waist- to knee-deep water. The authorities' failure to complete the waterlogging mitigation project within the deadline prolongs the suffering. The photo was taken recently from the Badurtola area of the city. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Ctg city's waterlogging woes to linger as mitigation project delayed further

Vehicles and pedestrians wade through knee-deep water on a narrow street in Old Dhaka’s Bangshal area after heavy rainfall inundates most parts of the capital on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Ashraful Rafid

Rain, waterlogging ruin Dhaka’s holiday mood