While authorities continue to assure adequate fertiliser supply, official data shows allocations for T‑Aman paddy and early‑season winter vegetables in Kurigram have been barely half the amount recommended by the agriculture office during the current Kharif‑2 cropping season.

Bangladesh has enough fertiliser, the government says. Dealers say they have stocks. Yet farmers in several districts say authorised dealers are refusing to sell or capping them at one sack, forcing many to buy from unauthorised sellers at inflated prices.

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For farmers racing against the crop calendar, fertiliser is becoming a source of anxiety.

Agitated farmers in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila yesterday broke into a fertiliser dealer’s warehouse and took away 197 sacks of urea amid a shortage in supply.

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It is quite alarming that reserves of some key fertilisers have fallen below safe levels, raising concerns about shortages during the upcoming Aman season.