New Delhi, May 17 -- India on Saturday imposed port restrictions on the import of select goods from Bangladesh-such as readymade garments and processed food items, mirroring similar trade curbs enforced by Dhaka last month on Indian exports.

The move marks a sharp escalation in trade tensions between the two neighbours, whose bilateral ties have recently soured.

A notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said the restrictions will not apply to goods from Bangladesh transiting through India to Nepal and Bhutan.

The DGFT clarified that imports of fish, LPG, edible oil and crushed stone from Bangladesh remain exempt from the port restrictions.

The changes, which take effect immediately, were introduced via a...