Dhaka, April 22 -- Tensions are rising in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan and Banani areas following the recent ban on battery-powered autorickshaws. Although protests had remained largely peaceful over the past two days, Monday-the third day of the ban-saw escalating confrontations between autorickshaw drivers, locals, and other commuters.Investigations revealed that groups of autorickshaw drivers attempted to block roads in Gulshan, Banani, and adjacent areas in protest, disrupting traffic and triggering altercations. Eyewitnesses reported multiple verbal confrontations and even physical scuffles between battery-run autorickshaw drivers and pedal rickshaw operators as well as bikers. Several videos of these clashes have since circulated on soci...