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Time for specific traffic rules for rickshaws and Bangla Teslas?

Time for specific traffic rules for rickshaws and Bangla Teslas?

Bangladesh's rapid growth in battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes has outpaced regulatory frameworks and infrastructure development

Photo: Courtesy

DMP evicts illegal rickshaw lanes, repair shops on Green Road

Sketch: TBS

Pedalling power: How rickshaw pullers are reducing Bangladesh's carbon footprint

Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why are rickshaw hoods in Dhaka getting narrower?

Rickshaw puller Akina Suzuki, 19, drives a rickshaw around Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2023. Pullers walk or run an average of 20 km (12 miles) a day and, in addition to being physically strong, they must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage with the tourists, who mostly hire them for sightseeing, with the most popular drivers make over 1 million yen a month, three times the national average. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling

Dhaka South Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh inspected the designated place for the rickshaw stand in Dhanmondi 2/A area on Wednesday (2 August). Photo: Jahidul Islam

Unregistered rickshaws will not be allowed in Dhaka: Mayor Taposh

The batteries used by these e-rickshaws are not certified by BSTI yet there are more than three million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh currently. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

Illegal battery factories, lead pollution thrive as 'unauthorised' e-rickshaws take over streets

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Ctg rickshaws to come under digital management from July 

A rickshaw puller in Dhaka city is splashing cold water on his head and face after a trip. Photo: Rajib Dhar 

Ride, rest and rehydrate 

File Photo: TBS

Ctg rickshaws come under digital registration

Rickshaw painting a dying art form?

Rickshaw painting a dying art form?

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Only QR-coded rickshaws to run in Dhaka: Mayor Atiq

Dhaka city authorities have resumed providing licences for non-motorised rickshaws, which remained suspended since 1986. The resumption has drawn criticism from urban experts who have called it legalising transport chaos only for revenue. The photo was taken from the capital’s New Market area recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Rickshaw licensing: Legalising traffic chaos for cash?