India has banned the entry of several Bangladeshi goods, including garments, through its land ports. The country said on Saturday (May 17) that these goods will be brought from Bangladesh only through the Nava Sheva and Kolkata seaports. However, the ban will not apply to goods exported to Nepal and Bhutan via India.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India announced this in a statement.

It said that a ban has been imposed on the entry of certain Bangladeshi goods through Indian land ports, which will be effective immediately.

In view of this, no ready-made garments from Bangladesh will be allowed to enter through any land port in India. Bangladeshi ready-made garments will be allowed to enter India only through the sea ports of Nava Sheva and Kolkata.

It further states that fruits, fruit-flavored drinks, carbonated drinks, processed foods, cotton waste, plastic products (except for specified materials for manufacturing products) and wooden furniture cannot be imported through any customs point in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram - as well as through the Changrabandha and Fulbari customs points in West Bengal.

However, this ban will not apply to Bangladeshi fish, LPG, edible oil, and crushed stone imported through land ports.

News agency ANI reported that since only Bangladesh can now bring these goods through Kolkata and Maharashtra's Nava Sheva ports, the cost of transporting these goods to Bangladesh will increase.

In March, in Beijing, China, Chief Advisor Dr. Yunus made the remark that the northeastern states of India are landlocked and Bangladesh is the sole guardian of the sea in this region. Then India revoked Bangladesh's transshipment facilities. This is the latest step taken by the country.