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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.

Shangri-La barr al jissah resort and spa, sultanate of Oman

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Shangri–La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Muscat, Oman provides two days of complete pampering and rejuvenation package. The package includes: Buffet breakfasts for a maximum of two adults and two children below 12...
Shangri-La’s hambantota resort & spa opens up a world of wonder in stunning Sri lanka

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: The 300-room beachfront Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa opened yesterday on a 145-acre former coconut plantation on the southern coastline of Sri Lanka. The President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, officiated at...
The luxury collection® hotels & resorts unveils transformed pine cliffs resort

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: The Luxury Collection® Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), announced the official re-opening of Pine Cliffs Hotel, a Luxury Collection Resort, Algarve. Owned by United Investments Portugal, the...
Sheraton hotels & resorts introduces second samoa resort with opening of sheraton samoa aggie grey’s hotel & bungalows

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), announced the opening of Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey’s Hotel & Bungalows, located on the island of Samoa in the south Pacific...
Marriott’s acquisition of starwood has antitrust authorization from saudi arabia and mexico

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Marriott International, Inc. announced it has received authorization from competition authorities in Saudi Arabia and Mexico to proceed with its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) in a merger transaction. With these...
Shangri-La’s golden circle programme introduces five new benefits and fifth anniversary offers

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Golden Circle, the loyalty programme of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, is introducing five new benefits this month as part of its continuing fifth anniversary celebration. In addition to new ways for members to earn...
Global study finds world’s tallest are Dutch, Latvians

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Dutch men and Latvian women are the planet’s tallest people but Iranian men and South Korean women have grown the fastest in the last century, according to the largest ever study of height around...
Dramatic footage shows tiger attacking woman in Beijing wildlife park

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: China’s state television CCTV broadcast footage showing a tiger attacking a woman at a Beijing wildlife park on Saturday (July 23), in an incident that left one dead and one injured. CCTV broadcast surveillance...
A champion is named at the Quidditch World Cup

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: To some it may be an imagined sport, but for the players at the Quidditch World Cup on July 24, the competition was very real. The sport played by young witches and wizards in...
Security concerns fail to quell cheers at German Wagner fest

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 26, 2016

News Hour: Security concerns after killings in Germany, coupled with Islamic elements in a new production of Richard Wagner’s opera “Parsifal”, created a nervous opening for the annual festival dedicated to the composer in Bayreuth on...