{"id":58843,"date":"2020-05-01T14:39:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=58843"},"modified":"2020-05-01T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:39:32","slug":"may-day-being-observed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=58843","title":{"rendered":"May Day being observed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-58844 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_16-300x183.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_16-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_16.png 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>Dhaka: The historic May Day is being observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with a pledge to establish rights of workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The day commemorates the historic uprising of workers in Chicago of the USA at the height of a prolonged fight for an eight-hour workday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The day is a public holiday. All public and private offices and mills and factories will remain closed on the occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Marking the day, trade unions and professional groups used to chalk up various programmes to press for improving the working conditions with better wages for workers and their job security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But, no government or private programmes have been arranged this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On May 1, 1886, 10 workers were killed when police opened fire on a demonstration near Hay Market in Chicago city, demanding an eight-hour workday, instead of 12-hour shift.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the height of agitation, the authorities had to accept the workers\u2019 demand and the eight working hours has been introduced universally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On July 14, 1889 in Paris, an international workers\u2019 rally declared May 1 as the International Workers Solidarity Day in recognition of the Chicago workers\u2019 sacrifice and achievement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Since 1890, the day has been observed globally as the International Workers\u2019 Solidarity Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka: The historic May Day is being observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with a pledge to establish rights of workers. 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