Dhaka, April 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on members of parliament to take the initiative in raising public awareness to solve waterlogging problems.

On Wednesday, he responsed to a point of order raised by Saeed Al Noman of the Chattogram-10 constituency regarding Chattogram city facing severe waterlogging and the suffering of its residents.

He said, "Since yesterday, I have also seen through the news media that due to heavy rainfall, a large section of Chattogram city has been waterlogged and people are suffering. This problem is not limited to Chattogram; it has spread across the country. Even in Dhaka, there are places where rainwater cannot drain out properly because drains are blocked, causing waterlogging."

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