Dhaka, May 18 -- India has suspended the import of at least seven categories of Bangladeshi goods-ranging from readymade garments to processed foods-through land ports, a move that could severely disrupt trade for Bangladeshi exporters.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, clamped the restrictions in a notification on Saturday.

According to the notice, no garment products from Bangladesh will be permitted entry via any Indian land port. Instead, these products must now be routed exclusively through the Nhava Sheva sea ports in Kolkata and Mumbai.

The notification also bans the import of several other Bangladeshi products through land routes. These include fruit-flavoured and ...