Battery-run rickshaw ban: 44 arrested in 4 cases over Mirpur clashes

At least 44 people, mostly battery-run rickshaw and easy bike drivers, were arrested in four cases filed after clashes erupted in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Sunday. The drivers protested a ban on their vehicles, leading to clashes with police, vandalism, and arson. The cases accuse the drivers of attacks on law enforcers, unlawful gatherings, and vandalism. At least 20 people were injured in the clashes. Photo: Prabir Das