No burqa for Muslim women: Sri Lanka's face veil ban takes effect

Muslim women in Sri Lanka will not be allowed to wear any form of face veils in public from Monday under new regulations announced by President Maithripala Sirisena who used emergency powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings. ​

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/sri-lankas-face-veil-ban-takes-effect-under-new-regulation-after-easter-bombings/articleshow/69095546.cms