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A human-hauler driver was killed in a collision between his vehicle and a trolley near Tala Government College in Tala upazila on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Hasan Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, said the accident took place around 8:30am, leaving human-hauler driver Akimuddin Gazi, a resident of Murakuliya village, dead on the spot.....

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Published at: 2017-02-28 00:00:04

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities yesterday sacked a teacher of sociology department for sexually harassing a female student, reports bdnews24.com. The decision came from a DU syndicate meeting, with Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique in the chair. Pro Vice-Chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman said Professor Md Shahadat Hossain was sacked for moral turpitude and this is the maximum punishment by the university to a teacher. Professor Shahadat was sent on compulsory leave on July 21 last year when the allegations against him surfaced. The female harassment prevention cell was tasked with investigating the allegations brought by two students of the department. Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique said the students levelled the charges on June 27. Shahadat could not be reached immediately for comment. After the decision to send him on forced leave was taken, he had dismissed the allegations.  “I am totally innocent. The allegations aim at undermining my reputation. Many envy me because of my professional achievements. So, they have made the two former students accuse me,” he said.....

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Two motorcyclists, including a Union Parishad member, were killed as a truck smashed their bike at Bottola in Ishwarganj upazila early Tuesday, reports UNB. The victims have been identified as Mortuza Ali, 50, UP member of No. 4 Maizbagh union of the upazila, and Shahin Miah, 28. Badrul Alam, officer-in-charge of Ishwarganj Police Station, said the moving truck hit the motorcycle around 2:30am, leaving Mortuz dead on the spot and Shahin critically injured. Shahin died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.....

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Japan's industrial output unexpectedly fell in January for the first time in six months, pressured by a slowdown in shipments of cars to the United States. While Asian exports, including Japanese sales, have started to recover from late last year, the jury is still out on whether the uptick is sustainable in the wake of rising protectionism in the United States. Data by the Ministry of Economy showed that industrial output fell 0.8 per cent in January, versus a median market forecast for a 0.3 per cent increase and a revised 0.7 per cent gain the previous month. It was the sharpest month-on-month decline since May 2016, and the outlook allowed for little cheer as manufacturers surveyed by the ministry tipped output to rise 3.5 per cent in February and then decrease by a bigger 5.0 per cent rate in March. "Factory output will probably slow down this quarter as a reaction to solid production in October-December," said Hidenobu Tokuda, senior economist at Mizuho Research Institute. "Still, output is likely to remain in a moderate pickup backed by IT-related demand for smart phones in China and economic recovery in the United States and Europe as well as resource-exporting countries and emerging markets, although uncertainty remains over the outlook on US economic policies." Separate data by the ministry showed Japanese retail sales rose 1.0 per cent in January on-year, versus expectations for a 0.9 per cent gain. That was the third straight month of annual gains, indicating a gradual pickup in consumer spending. Japan's economy grew an annualised 1.0 per cent in October-December, slowing from 1.4 per cent in the third quarter, according to Reuters.....

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