The historic May Day is being observed today (Friday) in the country as elsewhere across the world with a pledge to establish the rights of workers.
The theme of the day this year is `Let us forge worker-owner unity and build a Sonar Bangla.`
The May Day, also known as International Workers` Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic uprising of working people in Chicago, USA, at the height of a prolonged fight for an eight-hour workday. The day is a public holiday.
Many working people sacrificed their lives on May 1, 1886 and the following days during series of movements, bomb attacks, riots and police actions on agitating workers at Hay Market in Chicago.
Worker groups and trade unions, political parties, different government and socio-cultural-professional organizations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasion of the May Day.
Newspapers have published supplements while radio and television channels are airing special programmes.
