World Bicycle Day is being celebrated worldwide on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, including in Bangladesh. Various cycling organizations across the country have arranged awareness programs and bicycle rallies to mark the occasion. The day aims to raise public awareness about the importance of this environmentally friendly mode of transport.

The initiative for World Bicycle Day was led by U.S. professor Leszek Sibilski, who launched an international campaign to highlight the benefits of cycling and sought recognition from the United Nations. Starting as an academic project in 2015, the movement gradually gained global momentum. On April 12, 2018, the UN General Assembly unanimously declared June 3 as World Bicycle Day, with Turkmenistan playing a key supporting role and about 56 countries joining as co-sponsors.

Experts emphasize that bicycles are an effective, affordable, and sustainable means of urban transport. The observance symbolizes a global commitment to environmental protection and healthy living.