Fertiliser factories reeling from gas crisis
Most of the country鈥簊 fertiliser factories have been facing production losses and operating below full capacity due to gas crisis...
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Fertiliser, power and betrayal of farmers
BANGLADESHI farmers today face a silent struggle. The very people who enrich this nation鈥檚 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 鈥榥on-urea fertiliser import, transportation
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation organised a workshop on 鈥榥on-urea fertiliser import, transportation, storage and distribution management鈥� at the seminar room of Krishi Bhaban at the BADC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday...
Govt to import 3 cargos of LNG, 2.15 lakh tonnes of fertilisers
The government will import 2.15 lakh tonnes of various kinds of fertilizers under state-to-state agreements with Russia, Morocco and Canada for ensuring adequate supply for the 2025鈥�26 fiscal year...
CUFL workers stage protests in Ctg for pay hike
Workers and employees of the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Company Limited at Anwara upazila in Chattogram staged a protest rally on Thursday, demanding an end to disparity in pay structure...
Farmers protest at high prices of fertilisers in Rajshahi
The farmers of the Kakonhat municipal area under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi staged demonstrations on Thursday, protesting at high prices for fertilisers by a Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation dealer.
Govt to buy LNG, fertiliser at Tk聽678cr
The advisory council committee on government purchase at a meeting on Tuesday approved separate proposals to procure one cargo of liquefied natural gas and 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser...
BADC renews fertiliser import agreement with Morocco
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture renewed the fertiliser import agreement with the OCP Nutri Groups in Casablanca, Morocco on Wednesday...
Farmers should apply fertiliser in right amount at right time: SAU VC
Vice-chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Professor Md Abdul Latif at a training programme in Dhaka on Sunday said that to provide food for the country鈥檚 increasing population, farmers should apply fertiliser in the right amount at the right time...
Govt to procure 1 cargo LNG, 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser
The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 cargo LNG, 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 45 lakh liters of refined rice bran oil to meet the growing demand of the country...
Russia keen to export more fertiliser to Bangladesh
Russia is willing to export more wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh...
Rajshahi truck owners, workers demand leader鈥檚 release
Leaders and activists of the Rajshahi Truck Owners鈥� Association and the Rajshahi Fertiliser Association on Sunday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of their president Abul Kalam...
Tackling fertiliser and energy bill crisis
BANGLADESH is grappling with overdue fertiliser and energy bills, driven by $800 million in unpaid dues to international suppliers and compounded by limited foreign reserves and inflation. These challenges, worsened by poor decisions of the previous government, such as costly, poorly planned projects like the Adani Power deal and the...
Purchase of LNG, fertiliser approved
The advisory committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved five proposals, four to buy 1.3 crore tonnes of fertiliser and another to buy 1 cargo of liquefied natural gas.
Hazardous pesticide affecting farmers, livelihood
Zillur Rahman, a farmer of Tanore upazila in Rajshahi, lost vision in his left eye five years ago after a drop of pesticide got into the eye while carrying it on his head...
BADC, BCIC fertiliser dealers fined
A mobile court fined two dealers at Paba upazila in Rajshahi for hoarding more fertilisers than the permitted level and manipulating vouchers...
Ex-MP Poton granted six-month bail
The High Court has granted six months鈥� bail to former lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, owner of M/S Poton Traders, in a high-profile case involving the embezzlement of 72,000 tonnes of government-imported urea fertiliser valued at Tk 582 crore...
Authorities need to attend to fertiliser, seed crisis
THIS is worrying that potato growers in the north are faced with a shortage of seeds and fertiliser. The shortage, coupled with high prices of both seeds and fertiliser, is likely to impact the potato production in the 16 northern districts, where two-thirds of potatoes are produced. As agricultural authorities have not ensured enough supplies, prices have increased sharply. Farmers in the region allege that syndicates...
Fertiliser crisis worries Rajshahi farmers
Along with the ongoing seed crisis in the peak of potato cultivation season, a shortage of fertilisers has added insult to injury to the northern farmers as they have to pay up to Tk 450 extra for per sack of fertiliser...
Russia to provide 30,000MT fertiliser to Bangladesh
Russia has announced supplying 30,000 metric tonnes Muriate of Potash fertiliser to Bangladesh free of cost as part of friendship and deep sincerity between the two countries.
No shortage of fertilisers in country: adviser
Agriculture and home affairs adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said that there was sufficient stock of fertilisers in the country until...
Govt to import fuel oils, LNG, fertiliser of Tk 17,890cr
The cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on Thursday approved five proposals involving the import of fuel oils, liquefied natural gas and fertiliser at Tk 17,890 crore...
Govt to procure 1.7 lakh tonnes of fertiliser, 10,000 tonnes of lentil
The government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.70 lakh tonnes of fertiliser and 10,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country...
