A Wild Transit Option! Riding the Rickshaws of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2026 ঢাকায় রিকশায় চড়ুন

Dhaka holds the world record for the most cycle rickshaws in one city.The number of rickshaws has grown rapidly, from around 181 in 1947 to approximately 280,000 in 2000. By 2019, more than a million cycle rickshaws were estimated to be active, serving about 7.6 million trips per day (as of 2009). They are preferred for their affordability and ability to easily navigate narrow roads. Despite license issuances being suspended in 1986 and multiple efforts to ban them from roads over the years, the government resumed issuing licenses and guidelines for non-motorised vehicles in the early 2020s, including setting an age limit for drivers. As of 2024, only about 220,379 cycle rickshaws are officially licensed to operate in Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations. Rickshaws provide a colossal amount of employment in Dhaka. It is estimated that around 20% of the total population, or about 2.5 million people, rely on rickshaws directly or indirectly ~Wikipedia - Want to use my footage in your videos? Email me at timpatsuk1@gmail.com and I can provide the raw files from this video (without the filmed by "Timothy Migliore") overlay for a fee. See the Places I Have Filmed in (and transit you can find on this channel) https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?... Facebook:   / timosha21   Patreon - Support the Channel (this helps the channel grow and provide more transit content!) : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=64934694 Filming these systems takes a lot of work: your support helps the channel grow with new videos from across the world and us having an awesome discussion and connecting with other transit enthusiasts across the globe. Thank you all for the comments, superlikes, superchats, and subscribers!