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The High Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to impose a ban on plying of battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka within three working days.
The HC bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi passed the order after hearing a writ petition. Secretaries to the Home Affairs Ministry and Local Government Ministry, Inspector General of Police, Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, authorities concerned of two city corporations have been asked to implement the order.
Barrister HM Sanzid Siddique and Barrister Tahsina Tasnim Mridu stood for the petitioner.
Battery-operated rickshaws have been seen driving on the roads recklessly. Besides, they are being charged using unauthorised electricity connections, the petitioners contend.
Barrister Sanzid drew the attention of the court about the battery-operated rickshaw on behalf of the paddle-run traditional rickshaws.
According to the writ petition, a total of 12 lakh rickshaws are moving in Dhaka city and a big portion of this are battery-operated, which has made traffic management difficult.
The reckless movement and risky movement of the battery-run three wheelers has become a risk.
The residents of Khilgaon, Manda, Basabo, Maniknagar, Rampura, Badda, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, Kadamtoli, Sabujbagh, Shyampur, Demra, Mohammadpur, Basila, Uttara, Bhatara, Dakkhinkhan, Uttarkhan, Moynartek, Mirpur, Pallabi are experiencing the movement of battery-operated rickshaws most.
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