Russell Mahmood, a student of Oxford International School (OIS), was awarded the presidential scholarship of Ohio University, USA worth US$39000 yearly, says a press release.
He performed extraordinarily well at placement test of the university. His major subjects are Astrophysics and Mathematics.
In his O level Cambridge Examinations Russell achieved 10 A-grades. He also achieved the world highest marks in Human and Social Biology and highest mark in Bangladesh for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Principles of Accounts. For his outstanding O level results, he received The Daily Star award in 2006.