The government should keep in consideration the Russia-Ukraine war, global economic recovery from the pandemic’s severe fallout and the latest collapse of the Sri Lankan economy when preparing the budget for fiscal year 2022-23, said experts and businesspeople yesterday.
Expressing concern over the grabbing of Jhum gardens, hills and land of indigenous people, 24 eminent citizens today said in the last 30 years, the ownership of land of indigenous community in Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) have decreased by 51 percent due to the continuous grabbing.