Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Dhaka University will begin online classes on Sunday, eight days after announcing a 15-day closure in the wake of the deadliest earthquake to hit Bangladesh in decades.

The move aims to keep academic activities running "at all levels", the university's Public Relations Office said in a statement on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports.

Under the plan, department heads and institute directors will begin teaching remotely in coordination with their respective deans. The arrangement will continue until further notice, according to the statement.

The university had initially suspended classes and exams for a day after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Nov 21, killing at least 10 people in Dhaka and two other districts and in...