Back in 2007, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology under the caretaker government decided to register 5,000 autorickshaws under the names of drivers. The High Court stalled the move on a petition of autorickshaw owners' association which the Supreme Court scrapped in 2013. In March, 2013, the minister for roads, transport and bridges ordered Bangladesh Road Transport Authority or BRTA to start the registration process. If you dig into the matter, you will find out that only the rich got the autorickshaws," he told bdnews24.com. When approached, BRTA Chairman Moshiar Rahman said: "BRTA can proceed if ministry makes the decision.

Source: bd News24 September 22, 2017 15:11 UTC