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The evolution of our humble rickshaw to the battery-driven ones is as colourful as this old mode of transport.
On a sweltering April afternoon on April 27, a rickshaw puller named Abdul Malek pedalled furiously through Dhaka’s Gulistan intersection, his passenger clinging to the backseat as traffic police ...
We wrote, we made art, we held cultural programmes to get our voices heard. When we started the sit-in more than four months back, the local people – the rickshaw pullers, the women street ...
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Is a rickshaw-free Dhaka really possible?
Although precise figures remain elusive due to the absence of a comprehensive survey, urban experts estimate that nearly one million rickshaws ply the streets of Dhaka daily ...
This reflects their negligence, incompetence, and lack of professionalism,” he said. In Dhaka, a rickshaw is more than just a mode of transport; it is a livelihood for many. Drivers, mechanics, garage ...
A high level committee will be formed soon to prepare a standard model and regulatory framework for e-rickshaws, he says ...
It is no exaggeration to call Dhaka the 'City of Rickshaws', as its streets are crowded with rickshaws, transporting schoolchildren, office workers, shoppers and busy passengers every day.
The DNCC administrator said battery-powered rickshaws will also be allowed in Dhaka keeping many factors in mind. An owner will not get a licence for more than one rickshaw. “We have to think ...
A man and a woman had come to Dhaka from Khagrachhari and were returning to their home in Manipur on a rickshaw when assailants on a motorcycle blocked their way and proceeded to whisk away Tk ...
Gurugram taxi driver was headed to his in-laws’ in Vikaspuri with his mother when the incident occurred; e-rickshaw driver was later arrested. An e-rickshaw driver allegedly attacked a man with ...