Rangpur, May 22 -- lying areas in Rangpur city went under water after hours of rainfall on Friday morning, causing suffering for residents and exposing the poor state of the city's drainage system.

According to the local Met office, 135 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in the city between dawn and 11:00am.

The heavy downpour submerged roads in least 20 areas, including Khamar Mor, Babukha, Masterpara, Weather Office area, Chartala Mor Colony, Lalbagh, Park Mor, Medical Campus, Station area, Lalbagh Road and Darshana, in knee-deep water.

It also triggered waterlogging in around 50 low-lying neighbourhoods, including Tatipara, Neelkantha Sotapir and Shantibagh.

During visits to different areas, knee-deep water was found in many area...