Bird flu spreads to 16 U.S. states: USDA

WASHINGTON, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — A highly pathogenic form of avian flu called H5N2 is spreading in much of the western and midwestern United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday. Since mid-December 2014, cases in wild birds, turkeys and chicken have been reported in 16 states, including Arkansas, California, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, […]

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Prominent diplomat K. M. Shehab Uddin’s Qulkhwani tomorrow

DHAKA, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — The qul-khwani of prominent diplomat K. M. Shehab Uddin will be held (tomorrow) Friday after Asr prayers at Baridhara DOHS Mosque, Dhaka. Relatives, friends and admirers are requested to attend the programme to pray for the departed soul. He was one of the first diplomats who risked the lives of […]

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Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan 3-0 to seal ODI series

DHAKA, April 23 (Xinhua) –Bangladesh clinched a 3-0 whitewash in their One-Day International or ODI Cricket series against Pakistan after an eight-wicket victory in Wednesday’s final match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Batting first, the visitors set a target of 250 runs in 49 overs losing all the ten wickets. The visitors set […]

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ColoursFM 101.6 এর রঙের উৎসব ‘রঙে রঙে রাঙানো বৈশাখ’

ঢাকা, এপ্রিল ২৩ , (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — ColoursFM 101.6 এবার পহেলা বৈশাখে সবার জন্য নিয়ে এসেছে রঙের উৎসব ‘রঙে রঙে রাঙানো বৈশাখ’। বৈশাখের সবচেয়ে বড়, ১২০ ফিট ক্যানভাস হয়ে উঠেছে রঙিন।সবাই মিলে নিজের হাতের ছাপ দিয়ে রঙিন করেছে ক্যানভাসটি। বৈশাখের আনন্দ সবার সঙ্গে এভাবেই ভাগ করে নেয়ার জন্য বার্জার পেইন্টেসের সহযোগিতায় ColoursFM 101.6 করেছিল রঙের এই বিশেষ […]

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US urges for level playing field for city polls

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — The United States has urged the Bangladeshi law enforcers to to permit free expression and association during the election campaign, to protect candidates against political violence, and to prosecute those who violate the law. Marie Harf, spokesperson to U.S. Department of State in April 21 daily press briefing, said, “I […]

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Bangladesh eye rise in ODI rankings

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — With one eye on the ICC ODI rankings, Bangladesh spin bowling coach Ruwan Kalpage hinted that they are unlikely to tinker with their winning combination for the third and final ODI against Pakistan. He also stressed that gaining automatic qualification for the 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup […]

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Tarique Rahman seeks political asylum

Londong, April 21 (NsNewsWire) — Exiled Bangladesh opposition leader Tarique Rahman has accused the Sheikh Hasina government of “state terrorism” and called on the country’s trading partners and the United Nations to press for a restoration of real democracy in the south Asian nation of 160m people. As Mr Rahman was speaking to the Financial […]

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