Sri Lanka

The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) released a statement on Friday estimating Sri Lanka’s GDP growth rate for 2023 to be 2.3 percent negative. According to the DCS, overall in 2023, agricultural activities increased by...

Chris Silverwood, the head coach of Sri Lanka, was unaffected by the intense rivalry between his team and Bangladesh, which frequently went too far. Since 2018, when the Sri Lankan players became enraged over Bangladesh’s “Nagin...

Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by 28 runs in today’s third and final T20 International, which ended their hopes of winning their first-ever bilateral T20 series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Kusal Mendis, the opener,...

At Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today, Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto came back into form just when it needed most. He guided his team to a convincing eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20...

At the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ongoing 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka jointly presented a message yesterday asking for a work plan on simplifying cross-border remittances. India originally sent the message...

Low on funds During the austerity of an IMF bailout, Sri Lanka is “gradually” recovering from its worst economic crisis, the president stated on Sunday during a speech honoring the country’s independence. President Ranil Wickremesinghe opted...

On Friday, after tea on the first day of their Test match in Colombo, Sri Lanka bowled Afghanistan out for 198. Left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando claimed four wickets while Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya took three...

The UN human rights office criticized the Sri Lankan government’s ongoing anti-drug campaign on Friday, citing extensive allegations of abuse by the authorities and leading to the apprehension of over 30,000 suspects. Police in the South...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted an amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts and released them from jails across the country to mark Christmas, a prisons official said Monday. Among the 1,004 freed on Monday were...

In an attempt to lift the suspension imposed by the International Cricket Council, Sri Lanka’s sports minister rescinded the removal of the nation’s cricket board on Tuesday due to accusations of corruption. “I signed a gazette...