For some, the battery-run vehicles are a time-efficient and cost-effective blessing; for others, they are a dangerous disruption to the already precarious traffic system.

Amid the worldwide development of electric vehicles, which is changing the traffic landscape away from fossil fuels, Bangladeshi mechanics brought their humble version of an e-vehicle to the road: a battery-run rickshaw -- awkwardly wired, with visible battery units slinging on the back.

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday directed the authorities concerned to maintain the status quo for a month on the issue of plying of battery-powered rickshaws on the Dhaka streets.

Immediate action is needed to establish and enforce operating guidelines for both pedal and battery-powered rickshaws.

He urged rickshaw drivers to provide the names of the extortionists and promised strict action

The drivers under the banner of Rickshaw-Van-Easy Bike Sromik Union attended the meeting

The government has filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court order that asked to take steps to stop plying of their vehicles on the Dhaka roads

Battery-run rickshaw drivers again blocked streets in several key areas of the capital yesterday, demanding that the High Court order to stop such vehicles from plying the  city streets be withdrawn.