On Wednesday, battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked the road in Dhaka’s Dayaganj intersection to protest the decision. Lipon said that the organisation has been protesting for 12 years to demanding licenses, route permits and separate lanes for battery-powered rickshaw drivers through a modernised policy. On Oct 24, we were informed that the policy has been finalised.”"Just as we grew hopeful, an organisation of pedal-powered rickshaw drivers filed a writ." Drivers and garage owners protested the announcement, leading to clashes between law enforcers and drivers that left several injured. Afterwards, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared that the battery-run rickshaws were allowed to ply the roads in consideration of people’s livelihoods.

Source: bd News24 November 23, 2024 09:37 UTC