Rickshaws in Dhaka city
Thanks to active, authoritative action, rickshaws have disappeared from many VIP roads in recent years. However, they are still causing traffic-jams in many places.
I think instead of completely withdrawing rickshaws from the streets of Dhaka, they should be allowed to ply on separate lanes in the main roads.
Rickshaws are an environment-friendly transport and a huge number of people are earning their livelihood by pulling them. Withdrawal of rickshaws has enlarged the already existing unemployment problem and has also increased the risk of road accidents as many of the rickshaw-pullers became CNG drivers overnight.
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