Shilpi Roy

Shilpi Roy is professor of urban and rural planning at Khulna University and working as an expert in the Fair Urban Transition project funded by Porticus.

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Opinion / Confronting Dhaka’s battery-run rickshaw dilemma

One of the more recent manifestations of informal urban expansion is the proliferation of battery-run rickshaws.
18 May 2025, 07:00 AM
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Confronting Dhaka’s battery-run rickshaw dilemma

One of the more recent manifestations of informal urban expansion is the proliferation of battery-run rickshaws.
18 May 2025, 07:00 AM