Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- World Diabetes Day will be observed across Bangladesh and the world on Saturday with a focus on raising awareness about the disease.

This year's theme is 'Diabetes e druto prodokkhep' (Fast action against Diabetes).

The day is observed annually in around 170 countries, including Bangladesh.

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) declared November 14 as World Diabetes Day in 1991, and the day has been observed worldwide since 2007.

At the request of the Bangladesh Diabetic Samity, the Bangladesh government proposed to the United Nations that November 14 be observed as World Diabetes Day. The proposal was unanimously adopted by the UN on December 20, 2006.

Marking the day, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir an...