Month: July 2025

Electric rickshaw, Rajshahi, Bangladesh — Photo by Mohammad Tauheed

Dhaka’s Rickshaw and BUET’s “Design Intervention”

I have no objection to BUET designing a rickshaw—the initiative is fine, if done properly! The problem lies elsewhere. Mechanical engineers can work on the engine, speed, wheels, brakes, the mechanical frame of the vehicle. But beyond that, a vehicle also involves the structural integrity of the materials used, metallurgy, tactility, ergonomics, usability and user-experience …