Dhaka, May 21 -- The move to import fertilisers from Malaysia under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement has become uncertain due to technical problems, officials have said.

The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under the Ministry of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding with FELCRA Niaga Sdn Bhd (FNSB), Malaysia on July 16 last year for importing 0.28 million tonnes of DAP and the same amount of TSP.

But such a deal has stalled due to, what the officials concerned said, flaws in it.

They said the agreement was signed with the Malaysian company that has no prior experience in fertiliser exports, deviating from the usual practice of sourcing through experienced state-backed entities, the ministry ...