Reports said the European Union has offered humanitarian funding for essential assistance to 80,000 poor families in Sri Lanka. The funding is part of the EU's contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Sri Lanka crisis: EU to provide humanitarian funding; Bangladesh provides medical supplies

Sri Lanka's parliament is set to meet on Tuesday amid large scale anti-government protests. Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had earlier urged opposition party leaders to join the government after the cabinet ministers resigned from their posts on Sunday.

Sri Lankan medical body declares health emergency amid political turmoil: Report

Amid the political crisis sweeping the country, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited all parties in Parliament to accept ministerial posts. On Sunday, all cabinet ministers had resigned from Rajapaksa's government leaving the president to appoint a new cabinet as anti-government protests erupted despite a nationwide curfew.

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invites parties to join cabinet

Sajith Premadasa, the Leader of the Opposition in Sri Lanka, urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 4 to support the island country to the greatest extent feasible, despite the country's economic problems.

'Please try and save our motherland': Sri Lanka opposition leader to Indian PM Modi

Amid large scale protests against the government over the escalating economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka's entire cabinet resigned on Sunday. There have been widespread protests in the past few days against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa amid shortage of fuel, rising inflation and large scale power cuts which has crippled the country's economy.

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns as protesters defy curfew