India, May 30 -- The Union government's decision to restrict trade with Bangladesh over bilateral tension has impacted local economies in several border towns in northeastern states, locals said.

India has 13 land ports and four water ports with Bangladesh across northeastern states among which, Meghalaya's Dawki, Tripura's Akhaura, Assam's Sutarkandi are busiest, according to traders.

According to Amaresh Roy, general secretary of the Indo-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Guwahati Chapter), the primary export products from the northeast are coal, stone, limestone, ginger, onion, rice, dry chilli and fruits. While the major imports include wooden furniture, plastic products, cement, GI Sheets, waste cotton, iron rods, fish, pi...