Two ships of the Bangladesh Navy ‘Ali Haider’ and ‘Nirmul’ arrived at the port of Colombo yesterday on a goodwill visit, Navy said.The ships were ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with Naval traditions on their arrival. Officials of Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka also attended the occasion.
BNS ‘Ali Haider’ which is 103.22m in length and 10.83m width has got a crew of 200 Naval personnel onboard while 64.2m long and 9m wide BNS ‘Nirmul’ is comprised of a crew of 70.
The ship’s Commanding Officers, Captain ASM Afzalul Haque and Commander ANM Ishtiaq Jahan Farouqee called on the Deputy Area Commander Western Naval Command, Commodore Sanath Uthpala at the Western Naval Command Headquarters. They held cordial discussions and exchanged mementos to mark the occasion. The two ships on a three-day official visit, are scheduled to depart the island on 9th February.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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