Babulla District New Democratic Front (NDF) MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), was remanded in custody till April 1 by the Colombo Magistrate's Court.
He was arrested by the Bribery Commission on three separate bribery charges stemming from when he was Chief Minister of the Uva Province. He was granted bail in connection with two of the charges but was remanded over one charge.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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