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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.

Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Oct 6, 2017

News Hour: President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a senior administration official said on Thursday, in a step that potentially could...
No advance knowledge of massacre, Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend says

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Oct 5, 2017

News Hour: The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was questioned by the FBI on Wednesday and said she had no...
Myanmar minister arrives Oct 1

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Oct 1, 2017

News Hour: Minister of the Office of State Counselor of Myanmar Kyaw Tint Swe arrives in the capital tonight to discuss the Rohingya issue with Bangladesh authorities. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is sending the...
Alstom, Siemens to merge rail businesses to counter China’s CRRC

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 27, 2017

News Hour: German industrial group Siemens AG and French rival Alstom SA agreed to merge their rail operations, creating a European champion to better withstand the international advance of China’s state-owned CRRC Corp Ltd. Siemens will...
Police give all clear after BA plane searched in Paris

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 17, 2017

News Hour: Police said a security alert on a British Airways plane in Paris on Sunday was a false alarm. Passengers were evacuated from Flight BA303 at Charles de Gaulle airport before it was due to...
Israel’s Hollywood envoys hope TV hits will help national image

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 16, 2017

News Hour: A decade after its television industry inspired the American hits “Homeland” and “In Treatment”, Israel is stepping up its entertainment exports, with a diplomat and a talent agent acting as its envoys to Hollywood....
After 100 days, Philippine army says ‘last stand’ near for Marawi fighters

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Aug 30, 2017

News Hour: One hundred days after militants loyal to Islamic State took over parts of a southern Philippine city, the military is confident the end is in sight for what has been its biggest security crisis...
Afghan officials investigate civilian deaths in air strike

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Aug 29, 2017

News Hour: Afghan officials are investigating reports of an air force strike in Herat province late on Monday that authorities said killed at least 13 civilians as well as some Taliban fighters. Civilian casualties caused by...
Oil prices dip as market grapples with hurricane damage

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Aug 29, 2017

News Hour: Crude prices dipped on Tuesday as the market grappled with the shutdown of some 13 percent of refining capacity in the United States after a hurricane ripped through the heart of the country’s oil...
Gunfire heard near Bangladesh border as thousands flee Myanmar violence

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Aug 27, 2017

News Hour: Myanmar’s government said it had evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, as thousands more Rohingya Muslims sought to flee across the border to Bangladesh on Sunday. The...