Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has put forward a plan to launch 11 new projects to improve its financial condition and generate employment. These include a new fertilizer factory in Bhola, a glass factory, and a basic chemicals plant.

The plan outlines the setup of eight new factories and the installation of new plants by using unused land inside existing facilities. BCIC currently operates 18 state-owned organisations. Seven of them produce urea, DAP, and TSP fertilizer. Several other factories have been shut down for years due to a lack of gas supply.

The proposed projects include a urea-formaldehyde-85 plant at Jamuna Fertilizer Company Ltd, a new TSP plant at TSP Complex Ltd, a government-run f...