Dear readers, here are the news headlines on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.

Police recover the body of a man from Shitalakkha river in Gazipur, four days after he reportedly went missing.

The eighth span (superstructure) of the 6.15-km Padma bridge is installed at Jajira point of Shariatpur district making 1,200 meters of the mega structure visible.

The number Bangladeshis going for overseas employment has been doubled in the past four years; although it has not positively reflected in remittances to the country, Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina has said.

People with diabetes who regularly eat nuts may be less likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts who rarely, if ever, consume nuts, a US study suggests.

Supply gas has resumed full steam across Dhaka South and other areas after suspension through overnight due to pipeline replacement.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks with government protocol to personally welcome Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to New Delhi.

On the morning of 17 February, carrying 2255 pilgrims, the Indo-Bangladesh Urs Special Train arrives at Midnapore railway station in West Bengal from Rajbari in Bangladesh.

Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter sent to her family published by ITV News.

As the summit frenzy shakes Hanoi, hairdresser Le Tuan Duong joins in, offering free Trump or Kim hairstyles to about a dozen customers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home wrapping up her weeklong visit to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday said Pakistan would retaliate if attacked by India in response to a bombing in the disputed Kashmir region, which India blamed on Pakistan, while adding he wanted to cooperate in investigating the blast.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday expressed discontent over the quality of roads as some of them get damaged even after a short spell of rain within two or three months of construction.

Two alleged robbers were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila early yesterday.

Thousands of Muslims raise their hands seeking blessings for mankind as the second phase of Biswa Ijtema concludes with the Akheri Munajat -- on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.

A Pirojpur court yesterday sent war criminal Delowar Hossain Sayedee's son Masood Sayedee to jail in connection with a case filed under the explosives substances act.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately confiscate all copies of a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihas” (history of Bangladesh Bank) from the market, as some of its contents contain distorted history.

Seven staff members of Dhaka deputy commissioner's office, including two additional land acquisition officials, were sent to jail by a Dhaka court yesterday in connection with seven graft cases.

At least seven people were injured as a gas cylinder of a warehouse exploded in Khagrachhari district town early yesterday, police said.

For the peaceful observance of Amar Ekushey, police have slapped some restrictions on traffic and general movement inside Dhaka University campus and its surrounding areas from February 20 to 21.