Royal Enfield bikes may hit Dhaka roads soon

Bikers in Bangladesh are one step closer to ride a high-capacity motorcycle after Ifad Autos signed a memorandum of understanding with British-bred Royal Enfield to import the famous two-wheelers.

Founded in 1955, Royal Enfield is one of the world's oldest two-wheeler brands still in operation. Since 1994, it has been owned by India's Eicher Group.

Ifad Autos will market the bikes of Royal Enfield, said Taskeen Ahmed, managing director of Ifad Autos.

The local company is the distributor of India's TVS-branded motorcycles and the commercial vehicles of Ashok Leyland.