Dhaka, June 1 -- Days of relentless rainfall have left large swathes of Dhaka and Sylhet waterlogged, disrupting daily life and once again exposing the vulnerabilities of urban infrastructure and drainage systems in Bangladesh's major cities.
In Dhaka, hopes that rain would bring relief from a prolonged heatwave were quickly dashed.
Instead, the city saw widespread flooding, with knee- to waist-deep water submerging major roads, stalling vehicles, and forcing residents to wade home.
Areas like New Market remained inundated well into Saturday, while in parts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), broken-down buses and rickshaws caused hours-long traffic jams.
The city's drainage infrastructure - 2,211 kilometres on paper-remains severel...