Dhaka, May 1 -- The historic May Day is being observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the world today.

May Day, also known as the 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 in the late nineteenth century.

This year's theme is "Healthy Workers, Productive Hands, A New Dawn Awaits" (Sustho Sramik, Karmotho Hat, Ashbe Ebar Nobo Provat).

The day is a public holiday.

Newspapers have published supplements while radio and television channels are airing special programmes highlighting the significance of the day.

Different socio-cultural organisations, political parties are observing the day with various programmes...