Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allowed battery-run autorickshaws to ply the roads in Dhaka.
He made the announcement while speaking at a program at Bangabandhu Avenue on Monday afternoon.
The minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered autorickshaws to ply the roads considering the sufferings of the low-income people and inflation.
However, the autorickshaws will not ply the highways, he added.
Earlier, autorickshaw drivers gathered in front of the National Press Club and threatened to stage a nationwide protest on May 27, if their demands were not met.
They placed a seven-point demand that included the removal of the ban on three-wheelers, the registration of battery-run vehicles, and route permits and licenses.