rickshaw
The rickshaw debate
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.
2 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Pedal rickshaw pullers block Shahbagh intersection
Pedal rickshaw pullers blocked Shahbagh intersection this morning demanding a ban on battery-operated rickshaws on main roads.
26 August 2024, 06:21 AM
Resilience of rickshaw-pullers during student protests
It is inspiring to see the role of rickshaw-pullers in and around the student protests in Bangladesh.
24 August 2024, 17:47 PM
Dhaka’s transport turmoil
Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital
25 May 2024, 06:00 AM
Battery-run rickshaw drivers celebrate ‘victory'
A day after the government allowed battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes to operate on the Dhaka city roads, the drivers held a "victory rally" at Jatiya Press Club this morning
21 May 2024, 06:10 AM
Govt allows battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka roads
The government is now allowing battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to regulate the vehicles under a specific guideline.
20 May 2024, 18:00 PM
For now, battery-run rickshaws to keep plying on Dhaka roads: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes will ply on the Dhaka city roads
20 May 2024, 08:32 AM
Battery-run rickshaw drivers dispersed after clash with cops
Several people injured, a number of vehicles vandalised
19 May 2024, 09:35 AM
Commuters suffer as battery-run rickshaw drivers block roads in Mirpur
Commuters forced to walk kilometers to reach their destinations
19 May 2024, 05:51 AM
Take steps to stop battery-run rickshaws, Quader tells authorities
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that the government is taking steps to stop battery-run rickshaws from plying the roads in the capital
15 May 2024, 08:52 AM
How did rickshaws become our heritage?
When exactly did we start appreciating the rickshaw, to a point that we now consider it to be part of our collective identity?
22 December 2023, 02:10 AM
The story of rickshaw art in Bangladesh
Rickshaw painting is an art unique to Bangladesh with its unusual burst of colours. What started with a view to attracting more customers with colourful rickshaws has now become an ambassador of our lives. UNESCO recently recognised rickshaws and rickshaw paintings as intangible cultural heritage.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
3 die as truck hits rickshaw in Comilla
Three people including a woman are killed as a truck rams a rickshaw in front of the upazila health complex in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla.
17 May 2016, 06:56 AM
Great effort, yet some concern
Begging is not what Shahidul Islam wanted to do for a living. In fact, he always considered this particular way of making a living disgraceful, and wanted to earn his livelihood through decent means.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Free rickshaw ride for voters
AL-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayor candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hire rickshaws to give voters a free ride to the voting centres.
28 April 2015, 10:30 AM
Minor girl killed in Dhaka road accident
A minor girl killed and her mother injured as a bus hit a rickshaw at Gulistan in Dhaka
7 March 2015, 15:36 PM
5 killed in Bogra road crash
Five people have been killed as a speeding truck ploughs through a rickshaw and roadside shops in Bogra town
7 March 2015, 07:03 AM