Dhaka, April 24 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Ejaz has urged city commuters to shun battery-powered auto-rickshaws and to refrain from purchasing goods from illegal vendors occupying the city's footpaths.

DNCC administrator said this while speaking at a public hearing with residents of all wards under DNCC Zone-7, held in the capital, reports UNB.

Mentioning that battery-powered auto-rickshaws are illegal all over Bangladesh, Ejaz said people demanded to impose a ban on the vehicles and hawkers on footpaths .

"I urge everyone not to ride in these battery-powered rickshaws. If you stop using them, the operators will be discouraged," he said.

"We have clearly decided that auto-rickshaws and rickshaws cann...