Dhaka, May 15 -- No battery-run rickshaws will be allowed to operate on the roads in Dhaka, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

The government has also decided to destroy expired and non-fit vehicles plying the capital's streets, the minister said at the first meeting of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) held at its headquarters in Dhaka on Wednesday.

He instructed authorities to take steps to implement the decisions.

"No battery-run vehicles should be allowed to run in Dhaka. We have banned such vehicles on 22 highways. Not only will there be a ban, steps should be taken to stop them," the minister said.

The electricity-powered three-wheelers are known by various names, includ...