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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.

Armenian police break up protests after PM rejects demands to quit

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 22, 2018

Armenian police detained three opposition leaders on Sunday and dispersed some protesters on the 10th day of demonstrations against the appointment of former President Serzh Sarksyan as prime minister, an opposition politician and witnesses said. Protesters...
As U.S., North Korea plan to meet, Iran warns against Trump deals

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 22, 2018

A U.S. push to change the Iran nuclear deal was sending a “very dangerous message” that countries should never negotiate with Washington, Iran’s foreign minister warned as U.S. and North Korean leaders prepare to meet for...
Valero’s Texas City refinery hit by explosion, fire

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 21, 2018

An explosion set off a huge fire at Valero Energy Corp’s 225,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery on Thursday afternoon but the fire was quickly contained, according the City of Texas City Emergency Management office....
India police probe Twitter claim over fire at Rohingya camp

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 20, 2018

Indian police are investigating a fire that destroyed a Rohingya Muslim settlement in New Delhi last weekend after a Twitter user claimed responsibility for setting the blaze. About 40,000 Rohingya from Myanmar have settled in India...
Boss of Russia’s RT cracks joke about British watchdog’s probe

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 18, 2018

The editor-in-chief of Russian state broadcaster RT, commenting on a British investigation into how the station covered the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, joked on Wednesday the station was not to blame for the death of Skripal’s...
Britain opens seven investigations into Russia’s RT news channel

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 18, 2018

Britain’s media regulator said it had opened seven investigations into whether Russian news channel RT had broken impartiality rules in broadcasts made since a Russian double-agent was poisoned in the English city of Salisbury last month....
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 17, 2018

The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday, a commander in the pro-government alliance said, building on its recent capture of the major suburb...
Trump, Japan’s Abe seek consensus on North Korea amid strains

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 17, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek common ground on how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear challenge on Tuesday amid fears in Tokyo that Trump might be prone to make...
Kremlin says U.S. sanctions amount to asset grab

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 16, 2018

Moscow considers U.S. sanctions a form of unfair competition and any response will be in line with Russia’s interests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “The sanctions drive against Russia is becoming an idée fixe....
Bangladesh eyes settlement in U.S. cyber heist suit ahead of its own case

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Apr 16, 2018

An Ecuadorian bank and Wells Fargo have reached an out-of-court settlement over a 2015 cyber heist, providing a possible precedent for the Bangladesh central bank’s planned suit to recover $66 million still lost in one of...

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