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Reckless battery-run rickshaws on the highway

Battery-run rickshaws can be seen going the wrong way on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The three-wheelers are banned from the busy road, but they seem to be operating on it with impunity. Their tendency to use the high-speed lanes instead of the service lanes is also leading to accidents.

A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw driver takes his vehicle the wrong way along the main road of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra area instead of using the service lane. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A battery-run rickshaw driver takes his vehicle the wrong way along the main road of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra area instead of using the service lane. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Battery-run autorickshaws are running unchecked on the wrong side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Battery-run autorickshaws are running unchecked on the wrong side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Though service lanes are available along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the drivers of battery-run autorickshaws regularly ignore them to use the high-speed lanes of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Though service lanes are available along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the drivers of battery-run autorickshaws regularly ignore them to use the high-speed lanes of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Though service lanes are available along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the drivers of battery-run autorickshaws regularly ignore them to use the high-speed lanes of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Though service lanes are available along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the drivers of battery-run autorickshaws regularly ignore them to use the high-speed lanes of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A battery-run autorickshaw goes the wrong way along the Kachpur Bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run autorickshaw goes the wrong way along the Kachpur Bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Battery-run autorickshaws are running unchecked on the wrong side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
Battery-run autorickshaws are running unchecked on the wrong side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Dhaka’s Matuail area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A lack of law enforcement has led battery-run rickshaws to try and compete with speedier vehicles on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Matuail area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin.
A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw travels the wrong way along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw travels the wrong way along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A battery-run rickshaw drives down the high-speed lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway instead of using the service lane at Dhaka’s Shonir Akhra. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

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