First spread the bag in front of IMF, now another problem has come up; Bangladesh suffered a loss of Rs 66000000000 due to this action of India:

News Topical, Digital Desk : India-Bangladesh: India has banned 42 percent of the goods imported from Bangladesh. This will cause a loss of about 770 million US dollars (about 66 thousand crores rupees) to Bangladesh. According to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), this is about 42 percent of the imports of both the countries. This ban issued by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Saturday after the instructions of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) means that now India will import some things from Bangladesh in less quantity.

Impact on Bangladesh's garment export

Due to this step taken by the Indian government, now only goods like readymade clothes, processed food and plastic items from Bangladesh will be able to come to India from certain ports. Entry of some goods into India through land route has been completely banned.

For example, readymade garments worth about $618 million imported from Bangladesh every year will now be able to come only from Kolkata and Nava Sheva ports. Earlier these clothes were also transported to India through land route. In such a situation, Bangladesh's garment exports to India are expected to be affected heavily.

Why did India take this step?

GTRI's report says that India has not taken this step alone, but it is a response to the action taken by Bangladesh. Let us tell you that Bangladesh has banned the import of many Indian goods from the end of 2024, such as the import of Indian yarn by land has been banned from April 2025. Rules have been made strict on the shipment of many things such as rice.

The report also said that India has taken this step in view of Bangladesh's growing friendship with China. Let us tell you that recently the head of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, visited China. There he said, "The seven states of the eastern part of India, called Seven Sisters, are surrounded by land and have no access to the sea. We alone are the guardians of the sea for this entire region, so there is a possibility of expansion of the Chinese economy." During this time, investment and cooperation agreements worth 2.1 billion dollars were also signed between the two countries.

The statements made by Yunus in China regarding India have now proved costly for him because like Pakistan, Bangladesh's economy has also gone into a bad shape. To handle this, Bangladesh recently extended its hands to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and asked for help of 762 million dollars, which is equivalent to about 6,360 crore rupees.