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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.

Doodle celebrates 13 history-making women on international women’s day

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 8, 2017

News Hour: In honor of International Women’s Day, Google is celebrating 13 different women who have helped shape history. When a user clicks today’s Google Doodle, they can see a short clip of a little girl...
Dalai Lama a ‘deceptive actor’ after brain comments

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 7, 2017

News Hour: China’s Foreign Ministry called the Dalai Lama a “deceptive actor” on Tuesday, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said in an interview that Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing. Speaking to U.S....
Northern Ireland talks to begin after transformative election

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 4, 2017

News Hour: Northern Irish leaders prepared on Saturday for three weeks of challenging talks to save their devolved government after a snap election that could have dramatic implications for the politics and constitutional status of the...
Dutch nationalist Wilders to resume street campaign

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 2, 2017

News Hour: The Dutch Party for Freedom will resume its street campaign this weekend after revelations of leaks from the police team guarding its leader Geert Wilders prompted the anti-Islam party to cancel all public events...
Xi’s ‘core’ Party position cemented in China’s ideological education

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 28, 2017

News Hour: China cemented President Xi Jinping’s position as the “core” of the Communist Party on Monday, making it part of ideological teaching in colleges and universities as Beijing tightens its hold on education. Political thought...
Israeli aircraft attack Hamas targets after rocket fired from Gaza

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 27, 2017

News Hour: Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes in Gaza on Monday, wounding at least four people, witnesses said, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory hit an empty area in southern Israel....
Philippines condemns ‘barbaric beheading’ of German hostage

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 27, 2017

News Hour: The Philippines and Germany condemned on Monday the beheading of an elderly German captive by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants who posted a video of the killing after a deadline for a $600,000 ransom...
Milan’s fashion week wraps up with Armani’s expressive colors

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 27, 2017

News Hour: Once again Italian designer Giorgio Armani stunned with bright and eloquent colors in his autumn and winter collection, wrapping up six days of catwalk shows at Milan’s Fashion week. As with his Emporio line,...
Faith puts Ghana at heart of global Christianity

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 27, 2017

News Hour: Ghana is embracing the Christian faith with a fervor that is increasingly shaping its national identity. The country is central to a wave that puts West Africa at the heart of global Christianity, said...
ISIS threat to UK ‘as great as IRA in the 1970s’

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Feb 26, 2017

News Hour: Islamic State militants pose a threat to Britain as great as the IRA’s during its bombing campaign in the 1970s, the new terror laws watchdog has said. Max Hill QC, the new Independent Reviewer...