report in Prothom Alo, June 11, 2023With the permission of police, Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital after 10 years. Dhaka (south) city unit Jamaat organised it at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, to realise the party’s three-point demand that include controlling high prices of daily essentials, release of its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and other leaders and the next national election under a caretaker government. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s…
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report in Daily Mirror online, Apr 20, 2023 Serious allegations of bribes paid to a Sri Lankan to bury the matter Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe instructs police to initiate probe CEJ says only 29 days remaining for govt. to take legal action At a time when the country is depending on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its international partners to bail Sri Lanka out of its worst ever economic crisis, there are serious questions as…
By Maheesha Mudugamuwa in The Morning, Apr 16, 2023Sri Lanka is in consultation with all stakeholders for the introduction of a Debt-for-Nature Swap (DNS), an innovative financial solution introduced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Deputy Secretary to the Treasury R.M.P. Ratnayake. The Deputy Secretary to the Treasury told The Sunday Morning that the Government had been working on the debt-for-nature swap concept for a long time as Sri Lanka needed to finalise…
REPORT IN DAHAKA TIBUNE, APR 12, 2023The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved the import of films made in the languages of Indian subcontinent on five conditions including export of films made by Bangladesh. An office order signed by Information and Broadcasting Ministry Deputy Secretary (Films) Saiful Islam was issued in this regard on Tuesday. However, maximum 10 movies will be allowed to be imported in the first year against export of 10 movies,…
report in ToloNews, Mar 9, 2023 at 9.41pmThe Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said that Tehran does not recognize the Afghan interim government but will continue to cooperate with Afghanistan. Abdollahian, at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, called for the formation of an inclusive government. “We don’t recognize (it) and we hope to have negotiations with the officials of the Islamic Emirate and see the formation of an inclusive government…
by Sukanta Halder in The Daily Star, Feb 26, 2023Wholesale and retail prices of palm oil in Dhaka have increased by Tk 8 to Tk 10 per litre in the last couple of days, which importers and traders say was caused by price rises in international markets and a reduction in supply. Though the government last December had fixed the rate of loose palm oil at Tk 117 per litre, retailers said they were charging…
by Safrah Fazal in The Morning.Feb 23, 2023Opposition Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa claimed yesterday (22) that the arrival of a high level delegation from the United States (US) Department of Defence in Sri Lanka recently was with the aim of placing Sri Lanka’s Intelligence information under the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), allegations which were later refuted by State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon when inquired by The Daily Morning. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Weerawansa stated…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 10, 2023In what is a major blow to the ruling coalition, Nepali Congress provincial parliamentary party leader Kamal Bahadur Shah was appointed chief minister of Sudurpaschim Province on Thursday. Provincial head Devraj Joshi appointed Shah as chief minister after the incumbent, Rajendra Singh Rawal of the CPN-UML, failed to secure the confidence of the provincial assembly earlier in the day. “As the number of lawmakers saying ‘no’…