Just 38 days after resuming operations, the Ashuganj fertilizer factory has once again shut down indefinitely due to a gas crisis. Production of urea fertilizer was halted on Saturday night by factory authorities. Previously, from February 21 to November 14 last year, production was suspended for the same reason. Following protests by workers, gas supply was restored by Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited on November 15, allowing production to resume on January 23. According to factory sources, the plant has a daily production capacity of at least 1,150 tons of urea fertilizer, but requires a minimum of 48 million cubic feet of gas per day to maintain normal operations.