Guwahati, May 18 -- India has imposed restrictions on imports of ready-made garments (RMG) and other goods from Bangladesh, signaling a move towards reciprocal trade relations, sources familiar with the matter revealed on Sunday.

The decision comes in response to trade restrictions allegedly adopted by Dhaka.

New Delhi has limited RMG imports from Bangladesh to the ports of Kolkata and Nhava Sheva and has also barred the import of a range of consumer goods through 13 land border posts in the northeast and West Bengal.

This action follows concerns raised by Indian officials regarding Bangladesh's trade practices.

Sources indicated that Bangladesh's restrictions on Indian yarn and rice, as well as their selective intensification of insp...