ECONOMYNEXT – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s proxy was set for an unexpected landslide victory in Saturday’s local council elections described by private poll monitors as the most peaceful in decades. Unofficial results showed that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was leading in …
Shakib Al Hasan is set to return from injury to lead Bangladesh in next week’s Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka. All-rounder Shakib was ruled out of the Test series between the two sides after suffering a finger injury in the preceding one-day internationals. However, on Saturday, he was named …
A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the long-delayed local government elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday. — Reuters. COLOMBO — Polling was under way in Sri Lanka on Saturday to elect local c…
Indian fishermen have been habitually transgressing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), the imaginary line in the waters between India and Sri Lanka, in their struggle for survival. On February 8, seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arres…
COLOMBO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — A crucial local government election ended peacefully in Sri Lanka on Saturday as over 15 million voters cast their ballots to elect members to local government bodies, election monitors said. Voting started at 7:00 a.m. loc…
Voters in Sri Lanka are choosing representatives in more than 300 local polls, with more female candidates than ever standing for election. A change in the law requires women to fill a quarter of all seats elected in Saturday’s vote – more than 12 times the current number. Rosy Senanayake, a diplomat …
Dhaka: Sri Lankan spinners masterminded a fantastic 215-run win over Bangladesh on the third day of the second and final cricket Test to seal a 1-0 away series win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday. Roshen Silva led the batting cha…
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned from injury as Bangladesh Saturday made wholesale changes in their squad for the two-match Twenty20 international series against Sri Lanka. At least five uncapped players — wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir Hasan, pace bo…
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Bangladesh got a taste of their own medicine as Sri Lanka clinched the two-match Test series against the host with a 215-run win in Dhaka on Saturday (February 10). Bangladesh relied on their blueprint for victory – a spinning track – that worked very …