Dhaka - Bangladesh’s exports to India have shifted dramatically towards sea transport, with shipments through Chattogram Port soaring after New Delhi tightened restrictions on goods entering via land ports.

Over the past four months, India has imposed three sets of curbs on imports from Bangladesh, targeting items such as apparel, processed foods, plastics, yarn, furniture, and, most recently, raw jute and jute products. While land routes remain restricted, sea channels are still open—though slower and costlier.

Currently, most Bangladeshi exports take a longer detour, moving from Chattogram to Colombo before reaching Indian ports like . . .