Battery-operated rickshaw drivers block different points in Dhaka

Battery-operated rickshaw drivers have been staging protest, blocking Mohakhali, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Gabtoli and Demra areas in the capital.

The protest has caused massive traffic congestion on these roads.

Police are trying to managed them to clear the streets

From 9AM to 10AM, the drivers started gathering on these roads with their vehicles for the second consecutive day.

Previously, the battery-operated rickshaw drivers also blocked different Dhaka roads on Wednesday protesting the High Court decision banning the vehicles from the Dhaka metropolitan area.

A High Court bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Mahmudur Rajib on Tuesday directed the authority concerned to stop the operation of battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka city within the next three days.

Around 12 lakh rickshaws are moving in Dhaka, of those, a large numbers are battery-run.