Battery-run rickshaws usually operate in alleys to dodge the police as these are banned in Dhaka due to the risk of accidents involved with the high-speed light vehicles. Abdus Sobhan, a resident of Malibagh, hired a battery-run rickshaw for a trip to Notun Bazar at Tk 80. Now I see the demand for battery-run rickshaw is high.”Schoolteacher Mobarak Hossain was travelling to Segunbagicha by a battery-run rickshaw. “I know that battery-run rickshaws don’t have permission from the city corporations. They seized battery-run rickshaws in Kadam Fountain, Gulistan, Mouchak and some other areas.

Source: bd News24 May 17, 2020 15:11 UTC