Bangladesh, July 13 -- Dhaka came to a standstill on Sunday after torrential monsoon rain submerged roads across the capital, leaving commuters stranded, businesses disrupted and thousands of residents struggling through knee to waist deep water in what has become a recurring urban crisis.Geographic Reference

The port city Chattogram, the lifeline of country's economy, also faced catastrophic waterlogging as well rendering life and livelihood at a standstill.

Discover more Newspaper subscriptions Daily news updates Online news portal From the affluent neighbourhoods to its densely populated low income settlements, no area was spared in the capital.

Roads resembled rivers as 175mm of rainfall was recorded in the capital, overwhelming a...