Historic May Day today --

The historic May Day will be observed today in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner, reports BSS.
The theme of the day this year is "Workers and owners united; Lets rebuild this country anew."
The day has been being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Hay Market, Chicago, in the USA for eight-hour working day and upholding the rights of the working people.
To press home their demand, working people had to sacrifice their valuable lives in tragic bomb attacks and police atrocities on May 1, 1886 and the following days.
The day is observed with due dignity in Bangladesh and all over the world as a day to realise the rights of working people.
May Day is a national holiday in about 80 countries around the world, including Bangladesh. It is celebrated privately in many more countries.
In a message on the eve of the 'Great May Day-2025' and the 'National Occupational Health and Safety Day', Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that the talent and hard work of workers and owners remained behind the progress of each sector in the country.
"The talent and toil of workers and owners remain behind the progress of each sector, including garment, agriculture, industry, construction, transportation and technology," he said.
To rebuild this country, all must strengthen the atmosphere of unity, mutual respect and trust, said Dr Yunus.
If the trend of unity and cooperation continue, then building a new discrimination-free Bangladesh, dreamt by students-workers-people in July-August movement, will not remain as a mere dream but a reality, he said.