Dhaka: The International Women’s Day will be observed in the country on Wednesday as elsewhere across the globe.

The theme of this year’s day is #BeBoldForChange - encouraging people to step up and take groundbreaking action to help drive gender equality. It focuses on “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”.

In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements.

Different organisations have chalked out various programmes, including rallies, discussions and cultural events focusing on equal rights for women, to mark the day.

Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion.

In his message, the President said, “In Bangladesh, half of the total population is women. It’s possible to change the country’s overall scenario through ensuring gender equality in national development, which will help achieve the sustainable development goals.”

In her message, the Prime Minister urged all to build developed, prosperous Bangladesh ensuring women’s participation in the mainstream of the national development establishing gender equality at workplace.