Rickshaw puller

Army deployed in Banani 11 to disperse rickshaw pullers on 21 April 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw drivers clash with locals over ban in Banani, quelled by army

DNCC has banned both motorised and pedal rickshaws on the main roads in the Gulshan and Banani areas

Sumi Mary Cruz, single mother of two dependent sons, drives a rickshaw in Rajshahi, desperate to make ends meet for the sake of her children. Photo: TBS
Panorama

The rickshaw that carries a mother’s love and sacrifice

In 2020, Dhaka rickshaw puller Mohammad Shukkur displayed the slogan, “It’s not my clothes but your mentality that is to blame for rape” on his rickshaw. Despite criticism, he rode with it for over a year until it rusted off. Now, amid rising rape cases, he vows to restore it, renewing his call for change. Photo: Collected
Features

Truth on three wheels: A rickshaw puller’s protest against victim blaming in rape

The 50-year struggle of Dhaka’s one-handed rickshaw puller
Panorama

The 50-year struggle of Dhaka’s one-handed rickshaw puller

A healthy individual requires approximately 2,100 calories per day, but the meals rickshaw pullers consume rarely meet this standard. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

A cup of tea and bread: The bare bones diet of rickshaw pullers

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Five sent to jail over death of rickshaw puller 'denied treatment' during uprising

Md Sonu. Photo: Collected
Crime

Rickshaw puller shot dead in Mohammadpur Geneva Camp

Swedish Ambassador to Dhaka Alexandra Berg with rickshaw puller in Gulshan Society named Mr Ali. Photo: Facebook
Bangladesh

Swedish Ambassador writes appreciation post on best rickshaw puller in Dhaka

A driver of a batter-run auto rickshaw plying city streets. File photo: Saqlain Rizvi
Thoughts

Tales of 'Bangla Tesla' drivers and the hopelessness borne from the temporary ban

The CID arrested three people in connection with the scam. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Travel agency owner, two others arrested over alleged human trafficking

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Why are rickshaw hoods in Dhaka getting narrower?

Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu/TBS
Economy

After paying rent, food, rickshaw-puller Dulal is left with Tk50

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Rickshaw puller dies as tree falls on him at TSC