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Engineers urge science-based urban planning to combat waterlogging. Photo: TBS

Engineers urge science-based urban planning to combat waterlogging

Experts say stronger coordination between engineering research and government policymaking is crucial to building climate-resilient cities.

In Dhaka, days of rainfall left many roads submerged, disrupting public transport and bringing large parts of the city to a standstill. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Heavy rain leaves parts of Dhaka waterlogged, slows traffic and disrupts commuting

A long tailback on a highway in Chattogram. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Waterlogging in Ctg can't be solved without restoring drains and canals: Experts

In Dhaka, days of rainfall left many roads submerged, disrupting public transport and bringing large parts of the city to a standstill. Photo: Rajib Dhar

How two megacities stopped functioning at once

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PM orders maximum preparedness to protect lives, property amid waterlogging

Dhaka South City Corporation workers clear drainage outlets on a waterlogged road in the capital following heavy rainfall on 12 July. Photo: TBS

Dhaka South City teams drain rainwater, clear roads after heavy downpour

A man hauls groceries in waist-deep waters near the New Life Hospital in Green Road, Dhaka on 12 July 2026 as incessant rains caused severe waterlogging in parts of the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Why Dhaka keeps drowning every monsoon despite years of drainage projects

Heavy monsoon rain leaves roads in Dhaka’s Azimpur waterlogged on 12 July 2026, disrupting traffic and slowing commuters. Photo: Jarin Tasnim Tuba/TBS

Classes, exams suspended at many Dhaka schools amid heavy rain, waterlogging

Accumulated rainwater submerges imported goods in a warehouse at Benapole Land Port in Jashore on Saturday, 11 July 2026. Photo: TBS

Heavy rain floods Benapole Land Port, leaving imported goods submerged

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Heavy rain alert for 6 divisions; waterlogging feared in Dhaka, Chattogram

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Floating markets, canal walls in Ctg's new Tk3,871cr waterlogging mitigation projects

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Child dies after falling into drain amid waterlogging in Cumilla

A lone cow stands in a corner overlooking waterlogged streets in the capital/ UNB

Waterlogging fuels fear of post-Eid health hazards