Why Singapore has the smartest kids in the world
It's a world-class teacher's pet -- a straight-A student that's top of the class: Singapore is officially the country with the smartest high-school kids in the world.
Car bombings in Iraq claim more than 50 lives
Car bombings in Iraq killed more than 50 people on Monday in three separate attacks, according to Iraqi officials.
First on CNN: Trump sent prank care package to Rubio
Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on Sen. Marco Rubio with a special delivery for his rival: "Trump Ice Natural Spring Water."
Medical admission seekers call for strike at public universities
Medical and dental college admission seekers on Monday called for student strike in all public universities and medical colleges for Wednesday, demanding a fresh test for enrolling students in the MBBS and BDS courses and scraping the recently held test and ongoing admission process.
FOREIGNERS KILLING : Japanese team joining hands in investigation
Investigators on Monday said that two foreigners were killed in Dhaka and Rangpur in less than a week by the same entity but different assailants.
SCHOOLBOY SHOOTING : Action ordered against MP on the run
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies for actions against ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton for shooting a nine-year-old schoolboy at Sundarganj in Gaibandha on October 2.
Cricketer Shahadat sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Monday sent national cricketer Kazi Shahadat Hossain to jail rejecting his bail prayer in a case filed in connection with torture of his domestic help. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Mohammad Yusuf Hossain passed the order in the afternoon.
Govt was informed about security threats: Bernicat
The US ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Bernicat, said on Monday that the government was informed about the security threats to foreigners.
Air attacks kill at least 19 at Afghanistan hospital; U.S. investigating
Aerial bombardments blew apart a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the battleground Afghan city of Kunduz about the time of a U.S. airstrike early Saturday, killing at least 19 people, officials said.
Oregon shooting: Medical examiner rules gunman killed self, sheriff says
Chris Harper-Mercer, the shooter behind the deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, apparently committed suicide after exchanging gunfire with officers, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said Saturday.
