Six-month excavation unearthed fifth octagonal stupa in 9 years

MUNSHIGANJ, Bangladesh - Officials say an eight-sided structure, buried 14 feet underground, has been discovered at Nateshwar, in Bangladesh after nearly six months of excavation.

Archaeologists have discovered a fifth such monument in the last nine years.

In 2013, an ancient Buddhist monastery was discovered there, estimated to be between 900 and 1200 years old. Since then, authorities have uncovered the r