Police fire tear-gas to disperse anti-SAITM protest

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation

The Third Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, co-chaired by the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Bangladesh delegation was led by Md. Shahibul Haque, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and the Sri Lankan delegation was led by Esala Weerakoon, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka that included Yasoja Gunasekera, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Bang

04 Jul, 2017

GMOA postpones scheduled strike by one week

The Government Medical Officers?s Association (GMOA) has postponed the strike which was to be launched tomorrow on the SAITM issue by one week. The strike has been postponed taking into consideration several matters. The Catholic church had today requested that the strike be suspended owing to the spread of dengue. Government doctors staged a similar strike last month but the strike was later suspended following talks with the President. However subsequently the Government announced it will n

04 Jul, 2017

Maithripala tells Trump he is confident of future relations

President Maithripala Sirisena, in a message to US President Donald Trump said he is confident of future relations between both countries. As the US celebrated its independence anniversary today,? Sirisena, said he?sees the relationship with the US receiving further impetus. President Sirisena said relations between the two countries are almost as old as the American Republic itself, dating back to the time that the American Constitution was adopted. ?Our peoples have been at the forefront in

04 Jul, 2017