The country’s only state-owned Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL) in Anwara, Chattogram, has stopped production. The factory management announced the shutdown at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2026. The plant, which began commercial fertilizer production in 2006, had been dependent on ammonia supplies from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KAFCO) and Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL).
According to DAPFCL officials, both KAFCO and CUFL halted ammonia production on March 4 due to a gas shortage, disrupting DAPFCL’s operations. The company’s General Manager (Administration), Abdul Jalil, said the factory does not produce ammonia itself and had been using stored reserves, which have now been exhausted. Managing Director Moinul Haque confirmed that the ammonia supply stoppage had placed production at risk, leading to the shutdown.
The closure of DAPFCL follows earlier production halts at KAFCO and CUFL, signaling a broader impact of the ongoing gas crisis on Bangladesh’s fertilizer industry.
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