Jamuna Fertiliser falls silent again

Authorities detected a fault in its ammonia plant and immediately halted production at around 9:30pm, sources in the factory said.

Engineers started repair work on Saturday but could not say till yesterday when production will resume, they added.

Technical glitches twice earlier this year, on February and October 18, kept the factory idle for several days.

A team of foreign experts with the help of local engineers repaired the fault after the February 3 glitch.

The country's biggest urea factory at Tarakandi in Sarisabari upazila in Jamalpur district has a production capacity of 1,750 tonnes a day.

Its Managing Director Abul Kashem Joardar and General Manager (Technical) Nurul Islam could not be contacted over phone despite repeated attempts.

Urea supply from the factory was interrupted four times this year due to 14 party's blockade, technical glitches and porters' strike in October.