Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is giving top priority to curbing extortion and regulating battery-powered rickshaws in the capital, its Additional Commissioner Masud Karim said on Sunday.

He said a policy is being formulated to strictly regulate battery-powered rickshaws, while efforts are underway to find a permanent solution to the problem. "The higher levels of the government are highly sincere about addressing the issue," he said.

Masud said efforts are also underway to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.

He made the remarks while speaking at a view-exchange meeting on "Improvement of Local Business and Commerce, Law-and-Order, Traffic Congestion and Trade Licence Services" at the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Indu...