a 100000 worshippers gathered in the alex a compound for morning prayers is one of the biggest holidays in islamic calendar. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories for lancaster, prime minister ronald rick from a singer agree to step down. it was one of the demands of protest as angry about an economic crisis. he said to leave once all political parties agree on a new government for lanka, protest of storm the president s house and offices and colombo, by demanding that he to reside by japan. his report of the fled and his whereabouts are unknown. now fernandez has more from colombo. what we re hearing was that it was quite an animated meeting of all the leaders of opposition political parties, the prime minister. 9 it was held virtually, obviously, given all the tension, all these leaders couldn t come together. but there were a number of potential solutions that were put on the table. one of the 1st things partially does are the prime minister, is for the resi