The arrested former Sri Lankan minister Rishad Bathiyudeen and his brother would be detained for 90 days under the stiff anti-terrorism law to conduct further probe into their role in allegedly aiding and abetting the suicide bombers responsible for the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, police said on Tuesday.

Easter Sunday attack probe: Ex-Lankan minister, kin to be detained for 90 days

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held the entire government including the cabinet ministers responsible for Easter Sunday attack. ''The government and the Cabinet cannot escape responsibility.

Government cannot escape responsibility: Wickremesinghe on Easter Sunday attack

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the country's Buddhists to mark the festival of Vesak in low key celebrations on Saturday (May 18) amid heightened religious tensions following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lanka's PM joins Buddhists marking sombre Vesak after Easter attacks