DHAKA: Dhaka has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the city with most cycle rickshaws. 

The recognition came few days after the Guinness Book authority contacted with environment activist Syed Saiful Alam asking for some information on rickshaws in Dhaka city.

Syed Saiful Alam said, “With this welcome recognition from Guinness, it is time to match our actions to our gestures.

The rickshaw should indeed be a source of national pride, and it should be welcomed and encouraged on our city streets.”

We all need to recognize that the rickshaw is a solution, not a problem, in terms of traffic congestion, pollution, affordable transport, and employment. We all can join in celebrating Dhaka as the City of the Rickshaw, he added.

BDST: 1822 HRS, NOV 24, 2014