The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with higher interest rates and rising energy prices already fueling calls for support from emerging markets and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday in its Fiscal Monitor report. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:31 PM)
The auspicious time for departing for urgent duties, as specified in the Sinhala and Tamil New Year auspicious time schedule (Nekath Seettuwa ), falls tomorrow (April 17). MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (10:50 AM)
At least eight students and one teacher have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a school in southern Turkey, Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci has said. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (12:00 AM)
Iran s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington is continuing with a Pakistani intermediary after talks failed on Sunday. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:53 PM)
Travel to Sri Lanka remains fully unaffected for Bangladeshi tourists despite ongoing global conflicts and economic uncertainties, said Buddhika Hewawasam, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, while talking to The Bangladesh Monitor during a media networking session held at Le Meridien Dhaka on April 5. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (11:53 AM)
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) alleges that the government has decided to release water from the Victoria Reservoir in an unusual manner for electricity generation. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (9:55 PM)