Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Speakers at a programme on Monday said that too many regulatory bodies have been struggling to come up with a single policy to regulate battery-run electric three wheelers (E3Ws), allowing unsafe vehicles to rule the thoroughfares in the city as well as across the country.

Against the backdrop of the failure by government departments concerned and an ineffective transport system, characterised by poor bus operation in the city, the supply of the E3Ws has become overloaded in the streets, they said.

They were addressing a discussion titled "Integrating Electric Three-Wheelers into Urban Transport Network: Challenges and Way Forward" organised by the CPD in the city.

Neelima Akhter, Executive Director, Dhaka Transport C...