This year, the theme for this historic day in Bangladesh is Sramik-Malik Nirbishesh, Mujib Borshe-Gorbo Desh .
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President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages ahead of the day.
President Hamid called upon the owners of mills and factories to assist the government in standing by the vulnerable workers bearing the brunt of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Hasina also remembered the role of Bangabandhu in establishing the rights of the exploited and working-class people. Bangabandhu formulated labour policy 1972 in order to establish an exploitation free and equal society. He nationalised the mills and factories to strengthen the economy while ensuring the rights of the workers, she said.