The Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA) has warned that all fertilizer dealers and retailers across the country will indefinitely suspend fertilizer sales and related activities if the government does not immediately withdraw Policy 2025, which the association has labeled as against public interest. The announcement was made through a press release issued on Sunday.

According to the statement, BFA leaders had repeatedly urged Agriculture Minister Aminur Rashid in writing to suspend the implementation of Policy 2025 and to retain the existing 2009 policy until a new, inclusive, and updated policy could be developed with input from all stakeholders. After the minister failed to take action, around 20,000 fertilizer dealers held a human chain protest in front of the National Press Club on March 11, warning of tougher nationwide movements if their demands were not met within two working days.

The association claims that enforcing Policy 2025 would leave 46,000 retail fertilizer sellers financially ruined and unemployed, potentially causing severe disruption in the agricultural sector. It also warned that fertilizer shortages, combined with ongoing fuel supply issues due to Middle East conflicts, could trigger widespread instability in the country.