Sk Mehedi Hassan

As the CNG-run auto-rickshaw pulled away, I stepped onto the culvert, the cool evening air wrapping around me like a cloak. Just ahead, a pack of stray dogs roamed the street, their loud barking echoing in the quiet night.

Between Shia Mosque and Mohammadpur Bus Stand, a mausoleum stands at Banshbari, easily visible on the left.

Apart from being a boon to the city and its residents, canals also enhance the scenic beauty of their respective locales. They are perfect locations for taking a breather when city life wears one down.

In a bid to stretch usable land, people have been encroaching canals flowing through Barishal city.

Even a few years ago, Barishal did not witness much waterlogging that the city is experiencing nowadays.