Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as head of a new caretaker government in Bangladesh in a ceremony that began with a minute’s silence to
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TROUBLE IN BANGLADESH
Protesters attack Bangladeshi state broadcaster after PM’s call for calm Incensed crowd facing riot police set BTV building on fire as students demand end to
Sri Lankan filmmakers win Locarno 2018 Open Doors prizes
Award-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s next film ‘Amma’ (Mother) won the ‘Open Doors’ Grant at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival 2018. Filmmakers from Myanmar,
SL to grow 4.8%: UNESCAP
Developing Asia Pacific to grow at 5.5%, Bangladesh leads South Asia with 7.4%, India 7.2% Inflation likely to hit 3.5%, warns protectionism could hurt growth,
Immigration key catalyst for development
By Uditha Jayasinghe Reforming immigration law to allow free movement of people through progressive laws could tackle Sri Lanka’s chronic economic challenges of narrow exports,
CB Chief tells global equity investors time to focus on SL
Says post-stabilisation phase new framework for strengthening economy in motion Insists economy has potential to grow by over 5% Tells CT CLSA Asia Frontier Forum
All’s well with IRA
By Uditha Jayasinghe Barely a day after the new Inland Revenue Act (IRA) came into force, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and his deputy Eran Wickramaratne
The Rohingya children trafficked for sex
Girls in their early teens are being trafficked into prostitution in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, a BBC News investigation has found. Foreigners seeking sex
Chandimal set to lead Sri Lanka in T20Is
Dinesh Chandimal is set to lead Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20I series in Bangladesh with limited-overs captain Angelo Mathews being ruled out of the
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 79 runs to lift Tri Nation Trophy
Sri Lanka produced another clinical all-round display to defeat Bangladesh by 79 runs in the final of the Tri Nation Series at Mirpur, Dhaka yesterday.