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A joint mission of UN, EU, UK and Norway visit CHT

A high-level delegation of the United Nations in Bangladesh and key Development Partners has concluded a visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts to see first-hand the development initiatives in the area.

Bangladesh targets to increase cotton production five folds by 2030

Bangladesh aims to increase cotton production five folds by 2030-

DHAKA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has set a target to increase cotton production five times by 2030, introducing new varieties and expanding cultivation are

By Shamindra Ferdinando Auditor General W.P.C. Wickremaratne on Sunday (13) said that it was the responsibility of relevant political authorities to act on the findings/queries made by the National Audit Office.  The AG said so in response to The Island query with regard to the appointment of retired Judicial Officer Lalith Ekanayake, by North Western Province Governor […]

Gampaha District SLPP MP Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle yesterday (14) said that there was no basis for claims that she had switched her allegiance to Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB). The MP said that she had given up the State Ministry in April this year in the wake of political turmoil and functioned as an independent MP. […]

The Director Legislative Services of the Parliament has called for applications for the appointment of Members, who are not MPs, to the Constitutional Council, proposed by the 21st Amendment. Applications are called from persons of eminence and integrity who have distinguished themselves in public or professional life and who are not members of any political party, to be […]

Budget 2023: mixed reactions Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (14) said that the maiden Budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Finance Minister didn’t address the daunting challenges faced by the country in the wake of unprecedented post-independence economic crisis. Dr. Amarasuriya asserted that President Wickremesinghe had failed to respond to […]

Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA   Executive Director of the Centre of Policy Alternatives (CPA)  Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu told journalists and Civil Society Activists at a workshop held in Kandy that China’s unwillingness to accept the proposed debt restructuring might deprive Sri Lanka of the US$ 2.9 billion credit facility, from the IMF. The staff-level agreement is to […]