
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.-
Hadid’s Port House opens in Antwerp
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 26, 2016News Hour: Architect Zaha Hadid’s Antwerp Port House, officially opened this week, integrates modern design with the city’s history as a pioneer global trading hub and diamond center. Made of 2,000 triangular glass panels, it cost... -
UK sees record visitor numbers in July after EU exit vote
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Britain saw a record number of foreign visitors in July while spending by British tourists abroad fell for the first time in more than a year, according to the first figures since the country... -
Positive top-line results from ASCEND-4, a Phase III trial of Zykadia® in untreated adult ALK+ NSCLC patients
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Zykadia may cause stomach upset and intestinal problems in most patients, including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach-area pain. Novartis announced top-line results from its Phase III ASCEND-4 clinical study for Zykadia® (ceritinib) in patients... -
Novel Novartis malaria compound shows potential to be effective against infections resistant to all currently available antimalarial drugs
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Novartis published proof of concept study results in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that its new antimalarial compound, KAF156, demonstrated activity against both vivax and falciparum malaria, including artemisinin-resistant parasites. Malaria is... -
European Standardisation of the in-hospital ‘Cardiac Arrest Call’ Number – 2222
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 24, 2016News Hour: The European Resuscitation Council, the European Board of Anaesthesiology and the European Society of Anaesthesiology have issued a joint statement calling upon European hospitals all to use the same internal telephone number (2222) to... -
City design and transport planning can improve health
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Some changes could achieve significant reductions in non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes as well as increasing physical activity and reducing pollution. Importantly, in cities with high levels of private car use... -
United Nations high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 23, 2016News Hour: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the biggest threats to global health and endangers other major priorities, such as human development. All around the world, many common infections are becoming resistant to the... -
Global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance at UN
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 23, 2016News Hour: World leaders signaled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi develop resistance against medicines... -
Election process for the new WHO Director-General
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 23, 2016News Hour: Six candidates have been proposed by Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the position of WHO Director-General. Member States proposed the following candidates: The Government of Ethiopia has submitted the nomination... -
Cases of childhood diarrhoea linked to pathogens significantly underestimated
by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Sep 23, 2016News Hour: The number of cases of childhood diarrhoea attributable to pathogens (bacteria, parasites, viruses or other infections) have been substantially underestimated and may be nearly twice as high as previous analysis suggests, according to new...