PVC pipes

Defaulted Loan: Grows in long legal process

Aziz Pipes, a leading PVC pipe manufacturer, owes Tk 28.71 crore to Uttara Bank. The company took the loan between 1997 and 2003 from the bank's Motijheel corporate branch.

3 killed in Mexico oil plant blast

A large explosion at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz has killed at least three people and injured 136 more.