, April 29 -- run rickshaws will be allowed to operate on the main roads of Dhaka city, said Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Ejaz on Tuesday.

The approved standard model auto-rickshaws will be allowed to run in the alleys of Dhaka city, he said while speaking at a meeting on "Update on progress and future actions regarding the Standard Model and Prototype Development of Battery-Powered Rickshaws (E-Rickshaws)," organised by DNCC.

Besides, a high level committee will be formed soon to prepare a standard model and regulatory framework for e-rickshaws, he said.

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