India, May 17 -- India on Saturday restricted imports of ready-made garments from Bangladesh only to Kolkata and Nhava Sheva ports and barred imports of a range of consumer goods through 11 land border posts in the northeast in response to restrictions adopted by the neighbouring country, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

The Indian side's move comes a little more than a month after New Delhi ended a nearly five-year-old arrangement for trans-shipment of Bangladeshi export cargo to third countries via Indian airports and ports against the backdrop of strained relations between the two sides.

Under the restrictions announced through a formal notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Bangladeshi expo...