Today's Gallery (2017.08.21)

These schoolgirls head back home braving a waterlogged road in the port city yesterday morning after their school got closed as water entered the classrooms. For the low-lying parts of Chittagong, waterlogging is a serious problem especially during the monsoon. But in the city's Agrabad CDA Residential Area, it persists almost all year round due to regular tidal surges. And when it rains, things get worse there. Photo: Prabir Das