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The ‘khepwalas’ appear to be targeting the apps themselves, so users are forced to commute on informal contracts. Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS

Why are riders accepting trips and not showing up?

Many riders now accept the call on the app but do not show up, effectively blocking the user from accessing another rider who might be interested in a trip on the app. Eventually, the commuter is...

January, Uber started it’s venture in Rangpur, the eighth division of Bangladesh. But coupled with inflation and price hikes, Uber’s already exuberant fares became steeper for the masses in the last few weeks. Photo: Uber

‘The commission we charge is fairly representative of the quality of service we provide’: Uber Head, India & South Asia

Fuel price, rising costs push ride-sharers to the brink

Fuel price, rising costs push ride-sharers to the brink

Bikers who pick up customers from the streets are in abundance on important junctions like Karwan Bazar, Gabtoli, Mogbazar and Farmgate. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Are ride-sharing businesses losing their way?

The ridesharing industry of Bangladesh is valued at an estimated Tk2,200 crore and accounts for 23 percent of the transportation sector. Photo: Mumit M

6-point demand of ride-sharing drivers

Uber has so far departed from countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia. Should we expect the same for UberMoto in Bangladesh? Photo: NOOR-A-ALAM

Is UberMoto heading the Uber Eats route?

Another ride-sharing biker sets bike on fire to protest “police excesses”

Bikers to halt ride sharing on Tuesday to protest police harassment

Bikers to halt ride sharing on Tuesday to protest police harassment

Ride-sharing drivers now stare at a bleak future with dropping incomes. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

“I’ve been waiting for hours”: Ride-sharing drivers see drastic drop in incomes

Representational Image. Photo :Mumit M/TBS

Ride-sharing allowed, yet hardship doesn’t leave drivers

Uber lists more than 5,000 cars since resuming services in Dhaka

Uber lists more than 5,000 cars since resuming services in Dhaka

Uber introduces new safety features to equip riders, drivers for ‘new normal’

Pathao Car back on Dhaka’s streets

Pathao Car back on Dhaka’s streets