Frequent rains over the last few days, triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal, have been disrupting city life – especially for officer-goers and students. It was no different on Wednesday morning.
Rain started on Tuesday night and there was no respite in the morning.
The Met office has recorded 53mm of rainfall in the 24 hours from 6am on Tuesday till 6am Wednesday, said Mohammad Omar Faruk, a meteorologist.
Many were seen walking along the roads in the rain due to lack of vehicles. Rickshaws and CNG-run autorickshaws were seen charging commuters higher fares, taking advantage of the weather and the desperation of commuters.
Low-income people, including day labourers, received less work. Many were forced to stay indoors due to the light to medium rains throughout the day.
Commuters faced problems in reaching their destinations due to heavy traffic triggered by the rains as well.
The number of motorized vehicles on the road was fewer compared to other working days.
The Met office predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind was likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall in some parts of the country.
