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If 33 people of this city had not bought movie tickets 130 years ago, there would not have been movie theaters today.

The evening of December 28, 1895 was not ordinary for the French capital Paris. On this day, the Lumière Brothers – Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière – presented the world’s first paid film screening for a general audience. This historic event took place in the ‘Salon Indien du Grand Café’ located in the basement of…

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BNP leader Tarique Rahman enrolls for Bangladesh’s voter list following return from 17-year self-exile

Two days after ending a 17-year self-exile in London, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman visited the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday to complete his voter registration and National Identity (NID) card enrolment. Accompanied by his daughter, Zaima Rahman, the 60-year-old leader underwent biometric enrollment under heavy security. The move signals a major…

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Australia warns against counterfeit rabies vaccine in India: What advisory says and how ‘Abhayrab’ manufacturer reacted

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) on December 19 advised that Australian travelers who received the anti-rabies vaccine “Abhayrab” in India after November 1, 2023, should treat the vaccination as invalid and begin a fresh course of immunisation. However, its manufacturer, Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), clarified that the issue pertains to a particular…

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