Rickshaw

Rickshaw

A rickshaw puller in Dhaka city is splashing cold water on his head and face after a trip. Photo: Rajib Dhar 

Ride, rest and rehydrate 

On 15 April, Dhaka recorded the highest temperature in 58 years - 40.4 degree Celsius. Working outdoors in this temperature carries a high risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. However, rickshaw...

File Photo: TBS

Ctg rickshaws come under digital registration

Rickshaw painting a dying art form?

Rickshaw painting a dying art form?

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Only QR-coded rickshaws to run in Dhaka: Mayor Atiq

Dhaka city authorities have resumed providing licences for non-motorised rickshaws, which remained suspended since 1986. The resumption has drawn criticism from urban experts who have called it legalising transport chaos only for revenue. The photo was taken from the capital’s New Market area recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Rickshaw licensing: Legalising traffic chaos for cash?

In 2019, restrictions were imposed on the entry of rickshaws on the main roads of the capital to reduce traffic congestion. However, it has not been able to entirely prevent the three-wheelers from plying on the main roads. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Rickshaws reign Dhaka streets, despite ban

An artist of One Culture meticulously bringing life to a tin box with strokes of rickshaw art. Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS

One Culture: The one-stop-shop to buy rickshaw art

Rickshaws stay stuck at the Science Laboratory area as the number of rented rickshaws grow in the capital. Riddled with hardship after having suffered pandemic-induced job losses, many people are coming to the city and finding no other option rather than pulling rickshaws. The photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Income lost to Covid, many take to pulling rickshaws in Dhaka

Drivers of battery-run rickshaws blocked Badda road

Battery-run rickshaw pullers block Badda road

Mohammad Tareq Islam drove his rickshaw for 110 km from his home in Thakurgaon to Rangpur Medical College for his daughter’s treatment. Photo: Collected

Helpless rickshaw puller pedals 9 hours straight to take sick daughter to hospital

Four people killed in road accident in Chattogram

Four people killed in road accident in Chattogram

Beevatech: Leading the evolution of rickshaw

Beevatech: Leading the evolution of rickshaw

File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Pulling rickshaws after losing job: Tannery workers hit hard by shutdown