{"id":12986,"date":"2025-03-15T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T03:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T05:36:58","slug":"the-inauguration-ceremony-of-the-academic-programmes-in-international-relations-2025-a-batch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/the-inauguration-ceremony-of-the-academic-programmes-in-international-relations-2025-a-batch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inauguration Ceremony of the Academic programmes in International Relations &#8211; 2025 A Batch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12986\" class=\"elementor elementor-12986\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b388264 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b388264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" 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