No fertiliser crisis, says PM`s Information Adviser

Bangladesh faces no fertiliser shortage and holds ample reserves to meet demand, the Prime Minister's Adviser on Information and Broadcasting, Jahed Ur Rahman, said at a regular press briefing on the government's recent activities held at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

The briefing disclosed that the country currently holds more than 1.3 million (1,365,600) metric tonnes of fertiliser in warehouse stock, up from 1.3 million metric tonnes at the same point in the 2025-26 fiscal year. Addressing reports of irregularities in fertiliser distribution in certain areas, the adviser acknowledged the issue had come to the government's attention and said swift measures were being taken in response, attributing some of the disruption to a broader overhaul of the distribution system being introduced in the interests of farmers and the public--an adjustment that had generated a degree of friction as stakeholders adapted to the new process, with some dealers failing to collect their allotted stock. He expressed confidence, however, that the problem would not escalate significantly further.

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Turning to the gas sector, Rahman outlined the international context and challenges shaping the country's energy position, estimating that it would take roughly two years to reach a genuinely favourable supply position--though he stressed this did not imply conditions would deteriorate in the interim relative to the present. The briefing was also attended by Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partha, State Minister for Information Yasser Khan Chowdhury, Information Secretary Mahbuba Farzana, and Director General of the Department of Films and Publications Syed Abdal Ahmed.