Pedal rickshaw pullers blocked Shahbagh intersection this morning demanding a ban on battery-operated rickshaws on main roads.
It is inspiring to see the role of rickshaw-pullers in and around the student protests in Bangladesh.
Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital
A day after the government allowed battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes to operate on the Dhaka city roads, the drivers held a "victory rally" at Jatiya Press Club this morning
The government is now allowing battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to regulate the vehicles under a specific guideline.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes will ply on the Dhaka city roads
Several people injured, a number of vehicles vandalised
Commuters forced to walk kilometers to reach their destinations
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that the government is taking steps to stop battery-run rickshaws from plying the roads in the capital
Rickshaw painting is an art unique to Bangladesh with its unusual burst of colours. What started with a view to attracting more customers with colourful rickshaws has now become an ambassador of our lives. UNESCO recently recognised rickshaws and rickshaw paintings as intangible cultural heritage.
Three people including a woman are killed as a truck rams a rickshaw in front of the upazila health complex in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla.
Begging is not what Shahidul Islam wanted to do for a living. In fact, he always considered this particular way of making a living disgraceful, and wanted to earn his livelihood through decent means.
AL-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayor candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hire rickshaws to give voters a free ride to the voting centres.
A minor girl killed and her mother injured as a bus hit a rickshaw at Gulistan in Dhaka
Five people have been killed as a speeding truck ploughs through a rickshaw and roadside shops in Bogra town
