Govt to procure 3 more LNG cargoes
The government on Wednesday decided to procure three cargoes of liquefied natural gas and fertiliser to meet the demand of energy items and agricultural ingredients...
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Myanmar farmers face fertiliser, fuel dearth
Under monsoon skies leaden with rain, Myanmar rice farmers despondently tend their paddy fields, doubtful the deluge will bring bountiful harvests during a fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by the Iran war...
Nawapara traders observe strike over fellow’s killing
Loading and unloading of imported goods, including rice, coal, fertiliser, cement and stone, were suspended on Wednesday as traders enforced a dawn-to-dusk general strike, protesting at the killing of a fellow businessman...
DAP production resumes today
Country’s only state-owned di-ammonium phosphate fertiliser factory will resume production from Saturday morning after a temporary closure.
Ensuring fertiliser security
RECENT tension involving the United States, Israel and Iran in the Middle East once again drew global attention to the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors. Although a ceasefire has eased immediate fears of disruption, the episode has underscored how fragile this passage remains and how quickly instability in the region can ripple across global supply chains...
Gas supply to fertiliser plants to resume from May 1, says energy minister
Energy and power minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmood Tuku has said that the government would resume gas supply to fertiliser factories from May 1, prioritising agricultural production despite possible disruptions to electricity generation.
India fertiliser output drops by a quarter
India’s fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture were hit by the Middle East conflict...
Ctg Anwara plant stops DAP fertiliser production over ammonia shortage
Production at the country’s lone state-owned di-ammonium phosphate fertiliser factory at Anwara upazila in Chattogram has been suspended following a shortage of ammonia, the key raw material for the plant.
Govt needs to act early to head off fertiliser crisis
A SHORTAGE of urea fertilisers, as the situation on the ground and people involved in the sector suggest, looms large, which may harm the production of aman rice, the second largest rice crop after boro, which is planted in July–August and harvested in November–December. All this may happen because of disruption in urea production. The import of fertiliser remains stalled...
Urea shortage feared as production, imports stall
The country may face a shortage of urea fertiliser in the upcoming Aman season as imports remain stalled amid the US–Iran war and domestic production remains suspended due to a persistent gas crisis...
Govt monitors fertiliser management with highest priority, says agriculture minister
Agriculture minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid on Wednesday told Parliament that there is no scope for selling fertilisers at higher prices as the government is closely monitoring fertiliser management with highest priority...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be long and arduous, given the war’s impact on fertiliser supplies, the UN has warned...
EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war
With the war in the Middle East sending global fertiliser prices soaring, the EU is coming under pressure from farmers and some member states to take action...
UN task force to aid passage of fertiliser through Hormuz
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilisers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced on Friday...
US allows Venezuela fertiliser imports as global prices spike
The US government on Friday authorised imports of fertiliser from Venezuela, whose leader it deposed in January, as the US-Israel war against Iran drives up prices of the key agricultural commodity...
Fertiliser prices surge from Iran war, squeezing weary US farmers
American farmers are again feeling the squeeze after a year marked by trade turmoil and low crop prices, with the US-Israeli war on Iran fuelling a fertiliser cost surge as planting season approaches.
Gas shortage halts production at 2 Ctg fertiliser plants
Production at two large state-owned fertiliser factories — Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited and Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited in Anwara upazila of Chattogram has been temporarily suspended due to a gas shortage.
Traders fined for selling fertilisers at higher price in Rajshahi
The National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate on Tuesday fined a fertiliser trader Tk 30,000 at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi for selling fertiliser at prices higher than the government-fixed rates.
Govt to boost fertiliser reserve
The agriculture ministry on Tuesday approved the purchase of additional consignments of fertiliser for the 2025–26 financial year amid increased demand.
Fertiliser shortage sparks protests in Meherpur
FARMERS staged protests in Meherpur on Sunday against shortage of subsidised fertilisers at the start of the vital rabi cropping season.
Stockpiles of fertiliser seized from Swechchhasebak League leader’s home
The police on Thursday night seized 444 sacks of fertiliser, illegally stored at the home of a youth front leader of Awami League, which is banned from holding activities now, at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi.
FERTILISER DEALERSHIP: Enforcement key obstacle for new policy
Vested interest groups would pose a major challenge to enforcing the newly approved Integrated Fertiliser Dealer Appointment and Distribution Policy 2025 designed to curb unregulated retailing and dismantle fertiliser price syndicates.
Govt to import 6.5 lakh tonnes rice, wheat
A meeting of the advisory council committee on economic affairs on Tuesday agreed in principle to import 6 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat and advisory council committee on purchase approved buying 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati rice to strengthen the government food stock.
Fertiliser factories reeling from gas crisis
Most of the country›s fertiliser factories have been facing production losses and operating below full capacity due to gas crisis...
Fertiliser, power and betrayal of farmers
BANGLADESHI farmers today face a silent struggle. The very people who enrich this nation’s soil, whose sweat sustains our food security, have become the cruelest victims of state negligence. While the urban elite enjoy lavish comforts, stash wealth abroad, and wield political clout, the farmers in the fields cry out simply to save their crops...
CUFL resumes production after seven months
The state-owned Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited, located at Anwara upazila in Chattogram, resumed urea production early Sunday morning as the plant had been shut down for approximately seven months due to a suspension of its gas supply.
Fertiliser retailers form human chain demanding licence retention
Licensed retail fertiliser sellers formed a human chain in Manikchhari upazila of Khagrachhari hill district on Monday, demanding the suspension of the nationwide license cancellation process...
New policy devised to check corruption, ensure fair price
The government has approved a new fertiliser distribution and dealer appointment policy aiming to dismantle fertiliser dealer syndicates and reach farmers with fertilisers at government-fixed prices to boost agricultural production.
ITFC to give loan to buy fertiliser
The government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, on Wednesday signed two significant financing agreements in Jeddah to strengthen food security...
BADC holds workshop on ‘non-urea fertiliser import, transportation
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation organised a workshop on ‘non-urea fertiliser import, transportation, storage and distribution management’ at the seminar room of Krishi Bhaban at the BADC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday...