Agitated farmers in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila yesterday broke into a fertiliser dealer’s warehouse and took away 197 sacks of urea amid a shortage in supply.

The government is set to import 115,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Canada, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, aiming to build up stocks amid concerns over the supply of the vital crop nutrient due to the US-Israel war on Iran and China’s export ban.

Two failed tenders test fertiliser sourcing as regular Gulf suppliers hold back shipments

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Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved three proposals paving the way for purchasing 80,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser at the cost of Tk 172.27 crore.