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Noted director of timeless drama ‘Aaj Robibar’ no more

Monir Hossain Jibon, the director of the classic BTV drama “Aaj Robibar”, has passed away. He breathed his last around 12:53am at the National Institute of Neurosciences Hospital in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Wednesday, June 26.

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas

A man armed with a rifle opens fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers and employees scurried for cover before the gunman surrendered to police at the scene.

Gunman kills two in Toronto shooting rampage

A 29-year-old gunman opens fire on pedestrians in a bustling Toronto neighborhood, killing two and wounding a dozen others, police in Canada's largest city said Monday, adding the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police.

Gunman kills 9 football fans in South Sudan

At least nine people are killed and 11 wounded in South Sudan's capital, Juba, when an unidentified gunman open fire on people watching a football match on television at the weekend.

Gunman kills 50 in US nightclub

A gunman killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday and wounded 53 others before being killed by police in the worst mass shooting in US history.

'Unclear' why gunman killed singer Christina

Police in the US say they do not know what motivated a gunman to kill the singer Christina Grimmie.

Gunman fires into crowd in Austria, killing 2, wounding 11

A gunman fires shots early Sunday into a small crowd attending an open air concert in Austria's westernmost province, killing two people and wounding 11 others before shooting himself to death, police say.

Uber driver held over deadly US shooting rampage

A man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead six people in the northern US state of Michigan is an Uber driver who may have picked up fares during the killing spree.

4 killed in Canada school shooting

Shots ring out at a school in western Canada, leaving four people dead and several others critically injured in the nation's worst such shooting in a quarter of a century. "Obviously, this is every parent's worst nightmare," said Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

'Paris concert gunman was French, known to have Islamist ties'

One of the gunmen who died after attacking a Paris concert hall has French nationality and is known to have ties with Islamist militants, a source close to the inquiry into a series of deadly attacks in Paris says.

August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015

French president thanks US 'train heroes' (video)

Three American men are being hailed as heroes for overpowering a heavily-armed gunman on a train in northern France.

August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015

France train shooting: Americans overpower gunman

Three people hurt after heavily armed man opens fire on a train in northern France, before being overpowered by American passengers.

July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015

Gunman opens fire at Louisiana theater, kills two, injures seven

A lone gunman opens fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life.

July 17, 2015
July 17, 2015

FBI says no terror link in deadly US shooting

US federal investigators say a gunman who killed four marines in a shooting spree in Tennessee had no known links to international terrorism.

April 11, 2015
April 11, 2015

Saudi authorities catch police shooting suspect

Saudi Arabia's security services have detained a Saudi Arabian man on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others.

March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015

Tunisia: Death toll in museum attack rises to 23

One of the gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to the intelligence services but no formal links to a particular extremist group have been established, the prime minister says.

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