UNB, Dhaka :The International Women’s Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere across the world with a call for taking pragmatic actions to accelerate gender parity. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Pledge For Parity’.Various organisations, including the Women and Children Affairs Ministry, have chalked out various programmes like rally, exhibition, discussion, procession and campaign to mark the day.Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia have issued separate messages on the occasion.In his message, the President said the womenfolk alongside their male counterparts have been playing an important role in creative and development activities as partners of all developments and progresses since the beginning of civilisation.
