Torrential overnight rains in Dhaka broke a half-century record, the met office said on Tuesday as the city, half-submerged by morning, ground to a halt.
Meteorlogists said 333mm of rain was recorded in the capital over the 24-hour period, breaking a 53-year-old record in Dhaka for the month of July.
The unusually heavy rain occurred due to a conjunction of a monsoon front and a depression in the Bay of Bengal, Rasheduzzaman, senior meteorologist of the Dhaka met office, told bdnews24.com. ---
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