Autorickshaw

Autorickshaw

More than 60 lakh battery-run autorickshaws operate across Bangladesh, including 10–12 lakh in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Why every government fails to regulate battery-run autorickshaws

Bangladesh’s battery-run autorickshaw crisis shows how the political economy of informal transport governance has endured for decades, with regulation now caught between revenue losses, safety...

For cities like Dhaka, one of the largest megacities on the planet, it is not really viable to have a car-dependent infrastructure. Photo: TBS

Govt to introduce ETC, relocate Fulbaria terminal, Karwan Bazar market to ease Dhaka traffic

Screengrab of the blue air-conditioned autorickshaw spotted in Gurgaon. Photo: Dipanshi/Instagram

Air-conditioned autorickshaw spotted in India's Gurgaon, goes viral

Battery-run rickshaws on a Dhaka street. File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

It’s time to accept that autorickshaws are not designed for highways

Dhaka South City Corporation logo. Photo: Collected

Dhaka South to launch drive against illegal battery-powered rickshaws: Administrator

Photo: Collected

Police plan phased curbs on autorickshaws to ease Dhaka traffic

DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam speaks at a press briefing at Nagar Bhaban. 2 April 2026. Photo: TBS

Dhaka South to consider 8 night markets, rules out abrupt hawker eviction

A head-on collision between a CNG-powered autorickshaw and an engine-run three-wheeler in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi today. Photo: Collected

3 killed in crash involving CNG-run autorickshaw, another 3-wheeler in Rajshahi 

Long tailbacks in Badda, Dhaka, on 19 January 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Long tailbacks in Badda as battery-run rickshaw drivers protest demanding removal of Buet-designed model

3,000 battery-run rickshaw in Ctg. File Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Unregulated 'Banglar Tesla' growth risks public health and economy: CPD study

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan talks to media at the Secretariat about the overall situation and condition of highways in Dhaka. Photo: UNB

Autorickshaws risky, yet vital for livelihoods: Fouzul

BUET Professor Md Ehsan stands beside his newly designed autorickshaw—just 3.2 metres long and 1.5 metres wide—built for two passengers to ensure greater stability and prevent tipping. With a safety-focused top speed of 30 km/h, the vehicle can be produced at an estimated cost of Tk1.5 lakh. Photo: Junayet Rashel

Buet’s smart fix for Dhaka's autorickshaws

Constable Kamal Das hanging from the side of a running autorickshaw in Gazipur on 19 February. Photo: Screengrab from video

Autorickshaw driver drags policeman for 1km after asking to stop