Int'l Youth Day today

The day is being observed in Bangladesh since 2000 following the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1999.

This year's theme of the day is "Tackling Poverty Together".

Department of Population Science of Dhaka University in collaboration with Dhaka University Journalists Association has taken a two-day programme with the support of United Nations Fund for Population (UNFP) from today.

On the first day of the programmes, a colourful procession will be brought out from Aparajeya Bangla and on the second day, a roundtable discussion will be organised in the Planning and Development Academy auditorium.

Dhaka Cycling Club will arrange a cycle march from Dhaka University Fine Arts Institute to Central Shaheed Minar at 11:00am today with a call to make cycling popular to reduce transport costs as well as for good health.

Marking the day, Bangladesh Jubo Union will organise a signature collection campaign and "symbolic missile destruction" programme in front of the National Museum at Shahbag, protesting Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Jubo Nagarik Adhikar Jote and Green Voice held a rally at Battala of Shahbag here yesterday morning marking the day.

They called for end to harassment and deception in the name of giving job to youths at home and abroad.