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A rickshaw garage on the footpath

So many rickshaws have cropped up in Dhaka city that rickshaw garages are springing up everywhere. In some cases, these garages take up space on footpaths along the main roads or even on road dividers in the Tejgaon Industrial Area.

Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws are lined up in rows in the middle of road dividers that are meant to be used for beautification purposes at the U-turn of the Nabisco intersection in Dhaka’s Tejgaon. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Long-haul buses occupy a section of the road at Tejgaon’s Nabisco intersection while pedal-powered rickshaws take up the footpath. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Long-haul buses occupy a section of the road at Tejgaon’s Nabisco intersection while pedal-powered rickshaws take up the footpath. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
This sight of rickshaws taking up the footpath can be seen in the Tejgaon Industrial Area. Not an inch remains for pedestrians in the area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
This sight of rickshaws taking up the footpath can be seen in the Tejgaon Industrial Area. Not an inch remains for pedestrians in the area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A rickshaw garage has been built on the footpath in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area, taking up the space that is reserved for pedestrians. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A rickshaw garage has been built on the footpath in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area, taking up the space that is reserved for pedestrians. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
This sight of rickshaws taking up the footpath can be seen in the Tejgaon Industrial Area. Not an inch remains for pedestrians in the area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
This sight of rickshaws taking up the footpath can be seen in the Tejgaon Industrial Area. Not an inch remains for pedestrians in the area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A rickshaw garage has been built on the footpath in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area, taking up the space that is reserved for pedestrians. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A rickshaw garage has been built on the footpath in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area, taking up the space that is reserved for pedestrians. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Rickshaws crowd the footpath, making it difficult for two pedestrians to walk alongside each other on the pavement. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 03 Jun 2025, 08:49 PM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 05:56 PM

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