Bangla Tesla

Bangla Tesla

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'Bangla Tesla': The new road terror

Vehicles Linked to the Most Road Deaths in Jan-Jul 2026

Photo: Collected

Police plan phased curbs on autorickshaws to ease Dhaka traffic

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Which vehicles dominate Bangladesh roads?

A rickshaw is charged through an unauthorised power line on Mirpur national Zoo Road on Tuesday. Illegal charging points keep rising across Dhaka, powering nearly 10 lakh battery-run rickshaws and causing an estimated Tk4,000 crore in annual power theft. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

'Bangla Tesla' boom drains nearly Tk4,000 crore in power theft a year in Dhaka