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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.

China urges U.S. to make ‘wise choice’ ahead of tariffs decision

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 14, 2018

China urged the United States on Thursday to make a “wise decision” on trade, saying it was ready to respond in case Washington chose confrontation, as U.S. President Donald prepares to decide whether to activate tariffs...
North Korea’s Kim ‘better than anybody expected,’ Trump says

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 12, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday had gone “better than anybody could have expected”, and they would sign a document following talks on ways to...
Bangladesh reaches Women’s Asia Cup T20 final for first time

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 9, 2018

Both India and Bangladesh finished their round robin league campaign with eight points from five matches and the two sides will now lock horns with each other in the grand finale, scheduled to be held Sunday...
Saudi Arabia releases eight people held in activist crackdown

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 3, 2018

Saudi Arabia has temporarily released eight people accused of communicating with organizations opposed to the kingdom but is holding nine others in detention, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The public prosecutor said it had...
U.S. weighs more South China Sea patrols to confront ‘new reality’ of China

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 3, 2018

The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s...
Cuba set to launch constitutional rewrite to reflect reforms

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jun 2, 2018

Cuba’s national assembly is set on Saturday to begin the long-awaited reform of its constitution to give legal backing to the Communist-run island’s economic and social opening while upholding the “irrevocable nature of socialism”. The most...
U.N. says, Fighting escalates in Libya’s Derna

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - May 31, 2018

Fighting has escalated in the Libyan city of Derna, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said on Thursday. There were severe water, food and medicine shortages,...
Spanish PM’s future in balance as no-confidence debate hots up

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - May 31, 2018

The future of Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez a whisker away from forcing him out of office as a debate due to conclude with a...
Israeli minister says U.S. may soon recognize Israel’s hold on Golan

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - May 24, 2018

Israel is pressing the Trump administration to recognize its sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday, predicting U.S. assent could come within months. Interviewed by Reuters, Intelligence Minister Israel Katz...
Saddam’s superyacht winds up as sailors’ hotel

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - May 23, 2018

The king size bed in Saddam Hussein’s superyacht is made, the silk curtains around it have been drawn back and, in the gold-rimmed bathroom next door, a barber’s chair awaits its occupant. But the Iraqi dictator...