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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.

New HIV infections stagnating at 2.5 million a year worldwide

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 19, 2016

News Hour: A major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 (GBD 2015) study, published today in The Lancet HIV journal, reveals that although deaths from HIV/AIDS have been steadily declining from a peak...
AIDS 2016 focuses on impact of legal and policy barriers to HIV services for groups at greatest risk of infection

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 19, 2016

News Hour: In an official press conference at the 21stInternational AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder...
International AIDS society, amfar and the elizabeth taylor foundation to honour zimbabwean activist

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 19, 2016

News Hour: Human rights are personal to Martha Tholanah, an outspoken champion of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and for all people living with HIV. Following her early life experiences of violence at...
Australian fastest in Rubik’s cube championship, but European title goes to Germany

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Germany’s Phillip Weyer became the European champion in speedcubing, or solving a Rubik’s cube puzzle, in Prague on Sunday, reaching an average time of 7.88 seconds. Weyer in fact clocked just the second fastest...
U.N. tombstone listing celebrated as rare joint success in Balkans

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: A World Heritage listing for 70,000 medieval tombstones spread across four countries that emerged from Yugoslavia’s bloody break up in the 1990s was praised on Monday as a rare example of successful cooperation between...
Le Corbusier buildings named world heritage sites

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Seventeen buildings designed by Swiss-French architecture pioneer Le Corbusier have become UNESCO world heritage sites, the Swiss government said on Sunday, opening up the chance of more funding for conservation. The structures include the...
Iraq’s marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein’s rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday. Fed...
No peace of mind in South Sudan

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: As South Sudan this month marks its fifth anniversary as an independent nation, peace and stability remain elusive. Recent violence threatens the ceasefire agreement signed last year. Peace of mind is infinitely more fleeting....
The USA’s dangerous driving culture

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on motor vehicle deaths in the USA compared with 19 other high-income countries including the UK. They analysed data compiled by WHO and...
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Inspired by a steady decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, the sustainable development goals call for ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. However, the world is not...