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The long-awaited Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory in Narsingdi is set to start functioning next Sunday (November 12).
The largest in South East Asia, according to industries ministry, the plant has a capacity to produce 0.92-million tonnes (924,000 tonnes) of urea annually.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the commissioning of the factory.
A ministry official told the FE on Saturday that the factory would not only produce fertiliser, but also help the country reduce its reliance on imports.
The factory would help provide employment of around 30,000 people directly and indirectly, he added.
The factory has been built on 110 acres of land. The factory will produce 2,800 tonnes of urea daily with an estimated 1.0-million tonnes yearly.