Drivers of the battery-run rickshaw blocked roads in Mohakhali and Agargaon areas this morning in protest against a High Court order that had asked the government to take steps to ban battery-run rickshaw on Dhaka streets.

The High Court, on Tuesday, directed government authorities to take necessary measures to stop the plying of battery-run rickshaws and auto-rickshaws in Dhaka within three days.

To protest the decision, over a hundred auto-rickshaw drivers took to Mohakhali road around 9:30am. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion on both sides of the road, said Rasel Sarwar, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station.

Simultaneously, another group of drivers blocked the Agargaon road over the same demands.

People were seen urging others to avoid these two routes, posting photos and warnings on social media, especially Facebook.

Traffic disruptions are expected to persist unless the protests are resolved, according to traffic police.

Yesterday, the rickshaws drivers blocked roads in the Agargaon and Jatrabari areas for hours yesterday, demanding government intervention in rehabilitating them before banning their vehicles in the capital.