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The 50-year struggle of Dhaka’s one-handed rickshaw puller

The 50-year struggle of Dhaka’s one-handed rickshaw puller

Rubel moved to Dhaka the same year he lost his hand. Now, in his late 60s, he still carries on with the same profession from five decades ago, claiming himself to be the capital's No.1...

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Rickshaw driver killed, three-wheeler snatched in Dhaka

The number of auto-rickshaws has surged in recent years, reaching up to four million across the country. Photo: TBS

Pedal, battery-run rickshaws will soon be brought under registration: Khuda Baksh

The rickshaw was officially handed over to Mahfuj Alam, joint convener of the museum committee and special assistant to the Chief Adviser, on Thursday (7 November). Photo: UNB

Rickshaw carrying body of Shaheed Nafiz to be preserved at July Revolution Memorial Museum

File Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Rickshaw workers demand rehabilitation, better living standards

Time for specific traffic rules for rickshaws and Bangla Teslas?

Time for specific traffic rules for rickshaws and Bangla Teslas?

Photo: Courtesy

DMP evicts illegal rickshaw lanes, repair shops on Green Road

Sketch: TBS

Pedalling power: How rickshaw pullers are reducing Bangladesh's carbon footprint

Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why are rickshaw hoods in Dhaka getting narrower?

Rickshaw puller Akina Suzuki, 19, drives a rickshaw around Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2023. Pullers walk or run an average of 20 km (12 miles) a day and, in addition to being physically strong, they must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage with the tourists, who mostly hire them for sightseeing, with the most popular drivers make over 1 million yen a month, three times the national average. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling

Dhaka South Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh inspected the designated place for the rickshaw stand in Dhanmondi 2/A area on Wednesday (2 August). Photo: Jahidul Islam

Unregistered rickshaws will not be allowed in Dhaka: Mayor Taposh

The batteries used by these e-rickshaws are not certified by BSTI yet there are more than three million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh currently. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

Illegal battery factories, lead pollution thrive as 'unauthorised' e-rickshaws take over streets

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Ctg rickshaws to come under digital management from July