Life goes on despite Dhaka's rain-soaked streets

Continuous rainfall on Sunday left roads in several parts of Dhaka submerged, causing widespread waterlogging and traffic disruptions. Yet the city showed little sign of stopping. Office-goers, vendors, shoppers and commuters waded through flooded streets, determined to carry on with their daily routines despite the monsoon's challenges.

Continuous rainfall left large parts of Karwan Bazar under water, as commuters and shoppers navigated waterlogged streets to carry on with their daily routines in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Abir Ahmmed Shupto/Dhaka Tribune

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Publish : 12 Jul 2026, 05:15 PMUpdate : 12 Jul 2026, 05:15 PM

Residents make their way through knee-deep water after heavy rainfall inundated roads, alleys and homes in West Shahidnagar, leaving the neighborhood severely waterlogged in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Ahadul Karim Khan/Dhaka Tribune

Residents of Master Bari in West Shahidnagar endure severe waterlogging after heavy rain disrupted daily life, leaving homes flooded and making it difficult for children, the elderly and workers to move around in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Ahadul Karim Khan/Dhaka Tribune

A resident carries groceries through floodwater in Karwan Bazar as persistent monsoon rain inundates roads and surrounding areas, forcing people to wade through water to meet their daily needs in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Abir Ahmmed Shupto/Dhaka Tribune

Despite widespread waterlogging, residents continue shopping for daily essentials in Karwan Bazar, where days of monsoon rain have submerged roads and disrupted normal life in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Abir Ahmmed Shupto/Dhaka Tribune

People wade through waterlogged roads in front of the Dhaka Education Board at Bakshi Bazar after heavy monsoon rain inundated the area, disrupting traffic and daily movement in the capital on Sunday. Photo: Ahadul Karim Khan/Dhaka Tribune

Commuters navigate floodwater outside the Dhaka Education Board in Bakshi Bazar as persistent monsoon rain leaves roads submerged, adding to traffic congestion and travel difficulties in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Ahadul Karim Khan/Dhaka Tribune Vehicles move through waterlogged roads in Mirpur 10 after persistent monsoon rain inundated the area, slowing traffic and disrupting daily commuting in Dhaka on July 12, 2026. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

A cyclist rides through floodwater in Mirpur 10 as continuous monsoon rain leaves roads submerged, forcing commuters to navigate difficult conditions in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Dhaka Tribune