Production at the Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertilizer Factory in Narsingdi has been suspended due to the ongoing gas shortage in Bangladesh. The environmentally friendly plant, one of Southeast Asia’s major urea producers, stopped operations at 3 p.m. on March 4, 2026. The shutdown has sparked fears of fertilizer shortages during the peak Boro rice cultivation season. Built at a cost of about Tk 15,000 crore, the plant began operations in 2024 with a daily capacity of 2,800 metric tons of urea.

According to factory officials, the plant had been running at full capacity since its inauguration, producing 2,846 metric tons in the last 24 hours before closure. The facility requires 71–72 MMCFD of gas for continuous production but can operate with 52–53 MMCFD. Currently, about 525,000 metric tons of fertilizer remain in storage. Authorities have not confirmed when production will resume, as gas supply remains uncertain.

The factory management expressed hope that gas supply will be restored soon to resume production and maintain timely loan installment payments derived from fertilizer sales.