Production at Bogura's Tajma Ceramics Industries Limited, a 67-year-old industrial heritage, is now completely shut down. Established in 1959 with Japanese technical assistance as the country's first ceramic factory, it once employed around 240 to 250 workers and produced about 70 types of ceramic products.
The factory faces an existential crisis due to abnormal gas price hikes, fuel supply problems, and severe capital shortages. The monthly gas bill previously around 20 lakh taka surged to nearly 40 lakh taka, creating immense production cost pressures that made market competition impossible.
Earlier in 2001, production was halted following the withdrawal of government subsidies on furnace oil, but it resumed in January 2009 after getting gas connections. Ultimately, production stopped completely in February 2026, and management states that recovery is difficult without an investment of 10 crore taka.
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