Earlier this month life all over Bangladesh had become unbearable with scorching heat that soared over 40 degree Celsius, not very normal for Bangladesh. People from all walks of life had their share of suffering though the worst sufferers were those in the bottom of the barrel as usual – farmers, day laborers, rickshaw pullers, hawkers and likes.

The heat kept rising as people became desperate for sign of relief – the rain. Every newspaper, television and radio news had stories and updates on the intolerable heat like the one below:
Heat wave to turn severe

Then came the rain and more rain that stretched for days – suffering from heat ended but only after handing the troubles over to flooding. Now the news headlines changed hastily in just a few days and look like the one below:
Driving downpour deluges Dhaka

What changed here is the cause of suffering but the sufferers remained constant, waiting for the next round.

We can’t control the nature to recourse out fate but what have the authorities, our previous governments done to mitigate issues like flood control?

Update: 71 People reported dead in Chittagong due to mudslide caused by the unusual downpour.