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Bangladesh universities see protests over scrapping of teaching posts for music, physical education

Dhaka, Nov 6 (UNI) Teachers and students in universities across Bangladesh staged massive protests against the interim government's decision to rescind its plans for creating teaching posts for music and physical education (PE) in primary schools due to pressure from Islamists, terming it "cultural fascism".
The protesters from various institutions including Dhaka University (DU), Jagannath University (JnU), Chittagong University (CU), and Rajshahi University (RU), demanded that the government roll back its decision.
Azizur Rahman Tuhin, Associate Professor at the Dhaka University's Music Department, said the move was an attack on the country's cultural foundations.
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