Battery-run rickshaws

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

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

Police say the killers posed as passengers when they murdered both men with sharp weapons

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

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

Battery-Run autorickshaws banned from Dhaka's main roads: DMP

Illustration: Collected
Court

Three get life-term imprisonment in a van-puller killing case in Rajshahi

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

The 'Bangla Tesla' owners

Battery-run rickshaw pullers set a police box on fire at the Kalshi intersection in Mirpur on 19 May during a demonstration against banning the vehicle on Dhaka streets. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

4 cases filed against protesting auto-rickshaw drivers

Battery-run rickshaw pullers set a police box on fire at the Kalshi intersection in Mirpur on 19 May during a demonstration against banning the vehicle on Dhaka streets. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw drivers set fire to police box, vandalises vehicles in Mirpur

File photo shows battery-run rickshaws flipped over by the side of a street in Dhaka. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Thoughts

No battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets, a smooth morning commute to office while many suffer

Battery-run rickshaw pullers demonstrate in the capitals Mirpur-10 area in protest of police seizing their vehicles on Sunday, 19 May 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw pullers dispersed from Mirpur 10 intersection

Drivers of battery-run rickshaws blocked Badda road
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw pullers block Badda road