Bangla Tesla

Bangla Tesla

A rickshaw is charged through an unauthorised power line on Mirpur national Zoo Road on Tuesday. Illegal charging points keep rising across Dhaka, powering nearly 10 lakh battery-run rickshaws and causing an estimated Tk4,000 crore in annual power theft. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

'Bangla Tesla' boom drains nearly Tk4,000 crore in power theft a year in Dhaka

Battery-run rickshaws, adorably called "Bangla Tesla”, now dominate the capital’s transport scene, clogging main roads and every alley