Battery-run rickshaws

Battery-run rickshaws

More than 60 lakh battery-run autorickshaws operate across Bangladesh, including 10–12 lakh in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Why every government fails to regulate battery-run autorickshaws

Bangladesh’s battery-run autorickshaw crisis shows how the political economy of informal transport governance has endured for decades, with regulation now caught between revenue losses, safety...

Battery-run rickshaws on a Dhaka street. File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Battery-powered vehicles to come under nationwide regulatory guideline: Road transport minister

Battery-run rickshaws on a Dhaka street. File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

It’s time to accept that autorickshaws are not designed for highways

Long tailbacks in Badda, Dhaka, on 19 January 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Long tailbacks in Badda as battery-run rickshaw drivers protest demanding removal of Buet-designed model

Photo: Saqlain Rizve

Tougher policy soon to regulate battery-run rickshaws in Bangladesh

A battery-operated three-wheeled e-rickshaw on display at the inauguration ceremony of a driver training programme at the Dhaka North City Corporation auditorium on 28 June 2025. Photo: TBS

E-rickshaws to be introduced in Uttara, Dhanmondi, Paltan areas in August

BUET Professor Md Ehsan stands beside his newly designed autorickshaw—just 3.2 metres long and 1.5 metres wide—built for two passengers to ensure greater stability and prevent tipping. With a safety-focused top speed of 30 km/h, the vehicle can be produced at an estimated cost of Tk1.5 lakh. Photo: Junayet Rashel

Buet’s smart fix for Dhaka's autorickshaws

Locally customised e-rickshaws are supplanting manual ones as demand grows for cheaper and faster transport. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

‘Bangla Tesla’: Policy being formulated to ensure discipline, safety

The Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz handed over financial assistance of Tk50,000 each to three rickshaw pullers at a ceremony at the corporation headquarters on 14 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka North provides Tk1.5 lakh to owners of 3 crushed battery-run rickshaws

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz speaks to reporters during a drive against unauthorised rickshaws in the Asadgate area on 13 May 2025. Photo: TBS

Several companies approved to manufacture Buet-certified battery-rickshaws: Dhaka North administrator

Representational image of accident. Photo: Collected

Battery-run rickshaw hits motorcycle which crashes into bus killing 2 in Banasree

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Ejaz speaks at an event in Dhaka on 24 April 2025. File Photo: TBS

Battery-run rickshaws won't be allowed on Dhaka's main roads: DNCC administrator

Police take one of the protesters into custody after thwarting a rally of the battery-powered rickshaw drivers at Dewanhat intersection in Chattogram 29 April 2025. Photo: TBS

Police foil battery-run rickshaw drivers’ rally in Ctg, arrest three