Brahmanbaria, March 2 -- The Production of urea at the Ashuganj Fertiliser Factory in Brahmanbaria was suspended again on Sunday due to gas shortage, just 38 days after resuming.

The crisis forced the factory authorities to suspend production on Saturday night.

Earlier, fertiliser production remained suspended from February 21 to November 14 last year for the same reason.

Following movement by workers, Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL) resumed gas supply to the factory on November 15 and the factory returned to production on January 23 this year.

According to sources, the 1, 150 metric tonnes-production capacity factory requires at least 48 million cubic feet of gas per day to maintain normal production.

Though the f...