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