The decision to ban auto-rickshaws was taken in the first meeting of the Road Transport Advisory Council on May 15 to restore order on the roads. Subsequently, the police launched a campaign to stop the movement of auto-rickshaws in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, auto-rickshaw drivers blocked roads and demonstrated in various parts of Mirpur area of the city on Sunday in protest against the decision. He warned of more violent protests if the decision was not withdrawn.
The 'Battery-Van and Easy-Bike Sangram Parishad' announced a nationwide protest on May 27 if the decision to ban auto-rickshaws is not immediately revoked from a rally in front of the National Press Club on Monday.