Dhaka : Drivers of the battery-run rickshaw blocked roads and rail lines at different points in Dhaka including Mohakhali and Agargaon this morning, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Dhaka’s rail communication with the most part of the country remains suspended from 9:45 am on Thursday (today) after a group of battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked Mohakhali rail crossing
Google News LinkFor all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Khairul Kabir, divisional transport officer (Dhaka Division) of Bangladesh Railway, told The Daily Star at 11:20am.
The drivers started their protests since yesterday after the High Court, on Tuesday, directed government authorities to take necessary measures to stop the plying of battery-run rickshaws and auto-rickshaws in Dhaka within three days.
To protest the decision, over a hundred auto-rickshaw drivers took to Mohakhali road around 9:30am. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion on both sides of the road, said Rasel Sarwar, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station. source: thedailystar
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