Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited

Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited (Bengali: আশুগঞ্জ ফার্টিলাইজার ও কেমিক্যাল কোম্পানি লিমিটেড) is a Bangladesh government owned company fertilizer company. It is under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation of the Ministry of Industries.[1] Ashuganj Sar Karkhana College is college affiliated with the company.[2]

Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited
আশুগঞ্জ ফার্টিলাইজার অ্যান্ড কেমিক্যাল কোম্পানি লিমিটেড
Formation1973
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteAshuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited

History

In 1973 construction began for Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Industries and went into operations in December 1981. The same President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman, was assassinated. The factory was renamed to Ashuganj Zia Fertiliser Factory, after President Ziaur Rahman. On 26 April 2010, the Awami League led government renamed it to Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited removing Zia from the name. This move was celebrated by Awami League activists which criticised by Bangladesh Nationalist Party which was founded by Ziaur Rahman.[3][4]

In September 2010, the factory was briefly closed due to mechanical problems at a cooling tower.[5] The factory has a dedicated effluent treatment plant. It is one of four factories under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation to have an effluent treatment plant while 7 others do not possess any.[6]

Production has declined at Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited from 16 hundred ton per day to around 11 hundred ton due to machines losing productivity over time and lack of modernization.[7] In 2010, over 100 million taka worth of Urea fertilizer was damaged due to improper storing at the factory. According to workers, every year significant amound of fertilizer in the factory get damaged or washed away by the rain due to improper storing.[8]

Corruption

On 6 June 2007, the government terminated CBA officials at the factory after an investigation body found their involvement in the theft of 257 thousand polythene bags from the factory. The government also reduced the benefits of two officers at the factory following the investigation.[9]

In 2014, the factory staff were investigated by Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission over irregularities in the recruitment of staff.[10]

References
  1. অধিকাংশ যন্ত্রপাতি পুরনো কমেছে উৎপাদন | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. "ASHUGANJ SAR KARKHANA COLLEGE". askcollege.edu.bd. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "'Zia' removed from fertilizer factory name". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. জিয়া সার কারখানার নাম পরিবর্তন. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. "Ashuganj fertilizer factory begins production". banglanews24.com. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. "7 govt factories run without ETP". The Daily Star. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. আশুগঞ্জ সার কারখানা: বেড়েছে বয়স, কমেছে উৎপাদন. tbsnews.net (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. "Urea getting damaged for lack of proper storage". The Daily Star. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. "Zia Fertiliser at Ashuganj". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. আশুগঞ্জ সার কারখানায় নিয়োগ বাণিজ্য. Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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