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Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken on March 26, 2021. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Bangladesh’s businesses worried over Suez Canal blockage

The canal, a vital route of Asia and Europe, blocked by a 224,000-tonne container since Tuesday, is reportedly holding up an estimate of $9.6bn worth of goods each day.

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 26, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Suez Canal steps up efforts to remove blockage as shipping rates surge, tankers diverted away