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Besides, there is a demand for 7.5 lakh tonnes of TSP fertiliser and 9 lakh tonnes of MOP fertiliser, he added.

Replying to a question on the current fertiliser stock, the minister said there are four lakh tonnes of urea fertiliser in stock and 2 lakh tonnes of TSP, 2.5 lakh tonnes of DAP, 2 lakh tonnes of MoP fertiliser in stock at present.

“If the gas supply remains undisrupted, a small amount of fertiliser will have to be imported from abroad as the capability of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has been increased. But many factories keep their production suspended due to shortage of gas,” said Razzaque.

He also assured of holding a high-level meeting to produce urea fertiliser locally and the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources will be requested to provide sufficient gas to the fertiliser factories.