Sri Lanka

Prof. Sudharshan DS Seneviratne, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Dhaka, made a farewell visit to President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this evening. The President’s press secretary, Md. Joynal Abedin, briefed newsmen after the meeting,...

Sri Lankan workers went on strike Wednesday in defiance of a government ban to protest a rescue plan for the bankrupt island nation, forcing the closure of hospitals, banks and ports. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is facing...

Sri Lanka’s electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the second steep increase in months as the bankrupt island nation works to secure an IMF bailout. An unprecedented financial crisis...

Sri Lanka’s central bank has urged China and India to agree a write-down of their loans as soon as possible. The crisis-hit Indian Ocean state defaulted on its debt repayments and negotiated a $2.9bn (£2.4bn) bailout....

Suryakumar Yadav’s magnificent century off 45 balls helped India defeat Sri Lanka by 91 runs in the third Twenty20 international to win the series 2-1. Suryakumar scored an undefeated 112 from 51 balls for the hosts...

Beset with Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, a global slowdown, and the impacts of the war in Ukraine, South Asia faces an unprecedented combination of shocks on top of the lingering scars of the...

Sri Lanka’s inflation rate hit nearly 70 percent in September for a 12th consecutive monthly record, official data showed Friday after a year of shortages, price hikes and economic misery. An unprecedented downturn forced the government...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka pleaded on Friday for a swift agreement with its international creditors to clear the way for a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout. The International Monetary Fund’s board needs to ratify this month’s...

In a significant expansion of the crisis-ridden nation’s government, Sri Lanka swore in 37 junior ministers on Thursday, including two for the crucial finance ministry. Since gaining its independence from Britain in 1948, the island of...

Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions on Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis that has created months of shortages and toppled a president refuses to abate. President Ranil Wickremesinghe,...