Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that ​a ban on her Awami League party should be lifted and reiterated that she would return to her country in ‌December, challenging the new government of her rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a ​shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and ‌a joint announcement is being finalised, provided certain third parties did not interfere, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on ​Wednesday.

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has stated that a planned and targeted national programme should be implemented with the aim of eradicating dengue within the next two years.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that a total of 16,345 individuals from 4,151 families have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions across the country.

A powerful El Niño weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across ‌some of the world's most vulnerable regions by the end of next year, the World Food Programme said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has met with the Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, Vikram Misri, and the accompanying delegation today (5) at Temple Trees.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that a five-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas of Kandy tomorrow (06) due to essential maintenance work.

Sri Lanka has blocked access to some of the world’s largest online betting sites as part of a crackdown on unauthorised gambling, the Digital Economy Ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 5).

Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne, who has been appointed as the 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, has met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (05).

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has conducted raids on a total of 471 pharmacies islandwide so far this year as part of special operations to ensure consumer health safety, resulting in fines exceeding Rs. 2.2 million.