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Rafiuzzaman Sifat

Md. Rafiuzzaman Sifat, a CSE graduate turned into journalist, works at News Hour as a staff reporter. He has many years of experience in featured writing in different Bangladeshi newspapers. He is an active blogger, story writer and social network activist. He published a book named 'Se Amar Gopon' inEkushe boi mela Dhaka 2016. Sifat got a BSc. from Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. He also works as an Engineer at Bangla Trac Communications Ltd. As an avid traveler and a gourmet food aficionado, he is active in publishing restaurant reviews and cutting-edge articles about culinary culture.

North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, volume down on border propaganda

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 13, 2018

North Korea’s leader said he wants to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue” with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes reiterated the need to...
Pence raises prospect of talks with North Korea amid ‘intensified’ pressure

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 12, 2018

The United States may be looking more favorably at diplomatic engagement with North Korea, possibly holding dialogue, as South Korea pushes forward with plans to establish grounds for a rare summit between the two Koreas. Vice...
I want to break the stigma of painful sex

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 9, 2018

One woman’s story of a decade of wrongly diagnosed sexual pain has inspired a play – and with it, the hope that other women with sexual dysfunction can be helped. It was on a cold winter’s...
Unholy war of words breaks out over Vatican rapprochement with China

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 9, 2018

An unholy war of words has broken out among Vatican and Catholic officials over the Holy See’s rapprochement with Communist China, with cardinals, archbishops and priests caught in an undiplomatic crossfire. In the past few days,...
UK ‘could adopt’ Norway bottle recycling system

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 7, 2018

A Scandinavian deposit-based system for recycling bottles is thought likely to be adopted in the UK. Advisers to government say the schemes have massively reduced plastic litter in the environment and seas. And a ministerial delegation...
Russia steps up air raids on Syria’s Idlib province after jet shot down

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 5, 2018

Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot. Civil defense sources said air...
Top-secret Australian files ‘left at second-hand shop’

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jan 31, 2018

Australian bureaucrats have launched an investigation into how top-secret documents were exposed after being left in a second-hand shop. The Australian Broadcasting Corp has published a series of exclusive reports this week, citing Cabinet files from...
Sydney seaplane crash: Sharp turn ‘inexplicable’, operator says

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jan 31, 2018

A seaplane was not following an authorised route when it plunged into a river north of Sydney, killing six people, the flight operator says. Five members of a British family and a Canadian pilot died in...
Amazon, Berkshire, JPM form healthcare company to cut costs

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jan 30, 2018

Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co will form a healthcare company aimed at cutting costs for their U.S. employees, they said on Tuesday, sending shares in the broad healthcare sector sharply lower. The...
Trump says, ‘I am a stable genius’

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jan 29, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was a stable genius and that he eats good quality food. When asked by Britain’s ITV about his health and some perceptions that he was insane and physically unfit, Trump...