sri lanka blast

There goes the neighbourhood: Sri Lankan spillovers

"Tragedy” only mildly describes Sri Lanka’s bombing spate. It was heinous, stirring the wrong juices, pitting the wrong spiritual brethrens against each other. It was evil, not only fanning flames between two religious groups...

11 sent back home from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has deported 11 Bangladeshis who used to work in a factory owned by Inshaf Ibrahim, a man involved in the Shangri-La hotel bombing in Colombo.

Bomb scare, suspicious vehicle rattle nervous Sri Lanka amid attack probe

Sri Lankan authorities lock down the central bank and the road leading to the jittery capital's airport was shut briefly by a bomb scare as more people are swept up in the search for those behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359.

Stay alert

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday asked people to be alert and inform law enforcement agencies about any suspected terror and militant activities without delay.

Sri Lankan president asks police chief, defence secretary to quit following attacks

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the police chief and defence secretary to quit following the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 359 people, two sources close to the president have said.

CCTV shows bomber calmly entering Sri Lanka church

Chilling CCTV footage has emerged showing a suicide bomber calmly patting a child on the head and shoulder moments before he walked into a packed Sri Lankan church, unleashing carnage.

Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks

Senior officials deliberately withheld intelligence about possible attacks on Sri Lanka, where a rash of suicide bombings on Easter Sunday killed at least 359 people, the leader of Sri Lankan parliament says.

May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019

There goes the neighbourhood: Sri Lankan spillovers

"Tragedy” only mildly describes Sri Lanka’s bombing spate. It was heinous, stirring the wrong juices, pitting the wrong spiritual brethrens against each other. It was evil, not only fanning flames between two religious groups...

April 28, 2019
April 28, 2019

11 sent back home from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has deported 11 Bangladeshis who used to work in a factory owned by Inshaf Ibrahim, a man involved in the Shangri-La hotel bombing in Colombo.

April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019

Bomb scare, suspicious vehicle rattle nervous Sri Lanka amid attack probe

Sri Lankan authorities lock down the central bank and the road leading to the jittery capital's airport was shut briefly by a bomb scare as more people are swept up in the search for those behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359.

April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019

Stay alert

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday asked people to be alert and inform law enforcement agencies about any suspected terror and militant activities without delay.

April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019

Sri Lankan president asks police chief, defence secretary to quit following attacks

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the police chief and defence secretary to quit following the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 359 people, two sources close to the president have said.

April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019

CCTV shows bomber calmly entering Sri Lanka church

Chilling CCTV footage has emerged showing a suicide bomber calmly patting a child on the head and shoulder moments before he walked into a packed Sri Lankan church, unleashing carnage.

April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019

Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks

Senior officials deliberately withheld intelligence about possible attacks on Sri Lanka, where a rash of suicide bombings on Easter Sunday killed at least 359 people, the leader of Sri Lankan parliament says.