Rain or shine, the road from Kajla in Jatrabari to Mridha Bari in Demra remains terribly battered. For years, the mud-filled and pothole-ridden road has been causing sufferings to people and affecting businesses in the area. According to locals, the authorities concerned occasionally do some patch-ups, which fail to offer a permanent solution. A bus tilts forward precariously after one of its front wheels sinks in a pothole. Photo: Amran Hossain

A man helps push a rickshaw-van cross a muddy section. Photo: Amran Hossain

Holding a pair of sandals, a man walks over an inundated portion. Photo: Amran Hossain

A biker riding with his family struggles to balance over the slippery road. Photo: Amran Hossain

A car tries to maneuver out of a muddy crater. Photo: Amran Hossain

A woman and a child tread carefully to board a bus. The photos were taken in Jatrabari area yesterday. The suffering this photojournalist captured from 12:30pm to 3:00pm is just a glimpse into the agony people go through day in and day out. Photo: Amran Hossain