Bangladesh to import over 5 lakh tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Russia in FY27
Bangladesh will import more than 5 lakh tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP) fertiliser in the fiscal year 2026-27 from Russia.
Russia's Prodintorg and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) signed an agreement recently to import more than 5 lakh tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP) fertiliser in FY2026-27.
On behalf of Russia, Ambassador Alexandr Khozin and representatives of Ministry of Agriculture and Prodintorg were present at the signing ceremony.
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From Bangladeshi side, the event was attended by the Agriculture Secretary Rafiqul Mohamed, along with representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and BADC.
As part of previous arrangements with Prodintorg, BADC has been importing MOP fertiliser from Russia for several years.
This is the major agreement in the history of Bangladesh-Russia bilateral intergovernmental cooperation in the field of fertilisers, said the Russian Embassy in Dhaka.
