More than 10-hour of incessant monsoon rain has caused water logging in vast areas of the Barisal city yesterday, severely hampering the daily activities of locals.
Local met office said they recorded 33 milimeter rainfall until 3pm from 6am.
In some cases, river communication was halted due to the unusual rain.
Barisal River Port authorities suspended all sorts of water transports on the river routes from 8am, said Shahidullah, deputy director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA).
The action followed after signal no. 2 hoisted in the port in the morning by the local met office, the official continued.
Barisal citizens had been experiencing low to mid level rainfall from morning without any break, which continued before sunset.
Most people forced to stay in their residences as there was scarcity of transports. On the other hand, the drivers demanded comparatively high fare from the passengers, which added extra suffering to the people.
Make shift shops, hawker markets were closed in most parts of the city and local kitchen markets witnessed a few customers as people did not venture out with an emergency need.
Water logging on different city roads and low lying areas were caused due to filling and grabbing canals, lack of proper drainage and sewerage system and absence of city protection embankment, Barisal City Corporation mayor-elect Ahsan Habib Kamal alleged.
The rainfall would continue and there will have also 15-20 km per hour gusty wind for the next one or two days, according to met office forecast.
Low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, monsoon air has been causing the downpour in the region, said Prodip Kumar, officer of Kalapara met office.
Earlier, all fishing boats and trawlers asked to take shelter till the improvement of the weather, the official stated.