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Sacred monastery hit by fire in Lhasa

Streets around Lhasa's fire-hit Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, were reopened to pilgrims yesterday after a blaze broke out the night before, Chinese state media said, but the extent of damage remained unclear. The fire had erupted in part of the more than 1,300-year-old Jokhang temple, but was soon put out.

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Sacred monastery hit by fire in Lhasa

Streets around Lhasa's fire-hit Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, were reopened to pilgrims yesterday after a blaze broke out the night before, Chinese state media said, but the extent of damage remained unclear. The fire had erupted in part of the more than 1,300-year-old Jokhang temple, but was soon put out.

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আমরা রাজনৈতিকভাবে অস্বাভাবিক সময় পার করছি: ফখরুল

বিএনপির মহাসচিব মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীর বলেছেন, ‘আমরা রাজনৈতিকভাবে অস্বাভাবিক সময় পার করছি।’

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