Battery-run rickshaws

Commuters suffer as battery-run rickshaw drivers block the rail tracts in Jatrabari, Dhaka, on 22 November 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw drivers end Jurain rail tracks blockade after 3 hrs

Train services on the Padma Bridge route from Dhaka resume after protesters leave

Army personnel stand alert as rickshaw drivers demonstrate in the Mohakhali level crossing area in Dhaka on Thursday, 21 November, 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Dhaka returns to normal after battery-run rickshaw drivers suspend protests till Saturday

The students locked the university gates at around 6:30am this morning (20 November) and held a sit-in protesting the death of a student who was hit by a battery-run rickshaw on campus. Photo: TBS  
Education

JU bans battery-run rickshaws, bikes on campus, suspends 4 officials over student’s death

Members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) flip a battery-run rickshaw in front of Mohammadpur Police Station as part of the crackdown on such vehicles. This photo was captured recently. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Dhaka streets appear freer a day after HC orders ban on battery-run rickshaws

The students locked the university gates at around 6:30am this morning (20 November) and held a sit-in protesting the death of a student who was hit by a battery-run rickshaw on campus. Photo: TBS  
Bangladesh

JU students enforce 'Jahangirnagar Blockade' over Afsana’s death 

Jahangirnagar University campus. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

4 JU officials suspended amid protest over student's death by battery-run rickshaw on campus

During the drive, 9,301 rickshaws had their electrical connections severed, while 4,159 seats were confiscated. Photo: Courtesy
Court

HC wants battery-run rickshaws off Dhaka streets in three days

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

78 battery-run rickshaws seized in Mirpur, auctioned for Tk10 lakh

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

3 arrested over killing of 2 rickshaw drivers in Dhaka’s Gendaria

Along the lines of Mirpur’s Kamrangir Char, Baunia and Duaripara areas, Bangla Tesla owners have set up garages for the vehicles. Photo: Nayem Ali/TBS
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw drivers with disabilities demand BRTA approval, 10% quota

During the drive, 9,301 rickshaws had their electrical connections severed, while 4,159 seats were confiscated. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

DMP cracks down on 19,962 battery-run rickshaws

Police begin evicting battery-run rickshaws from Dhanmondi-8 bridge on 12 September 2024. Photo: TBS
Transport

Battery-run rickshaws, illegal CNG auto-rickshaws to be banned from tomorrow in Sylhet

Police begin evicting battery-run rickshaws from Dhanmondi-8 bridge on 12 September 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Police begin drive to evict battery-powered rickshaws from Dhaka streets