, May 20 -- Stone extraction at Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL) in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district has been suspended again due to a shortage of ammonium nitrate, an

explosive material used for breaking underground rock layers.

Contractor Company Germania Trench Consortium (GTC) stopped stone extraction from Tuesday due to the shortage.

Officials hope that the operations will resume in the first week of June after a fresh consignment of ammonium nitrate arrives from Thailand.

Managing Director of MGMCL, Engineer DM Zobaed Hossain, said ammonium nitrate is being imported from Thailand but global factors have caused delays in shipment.

Various types of explosives including ammonium nitrate are required to brea...