The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended the import of yarn from India through land ports.
A notification in this regard was issued on Sunday.
It said the import of yarn through the Benapole, Bhomra, Sonamasjid, Banglabandha, and Burimari land ports will no longer be permitted.
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These ports were the primary entry points for yarn imports from India.
The new directive has come into effect immediately.
Earlier in February , Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), an organisation representing textile industry owners, demanded the suspension of yarn imports from India via land ports.
The leaders of BTMA alleged that Indian textile mills are dumping yarn and fabrics in the Bangladesh market to destroy the domestic textile industries.
Indian mills have emerged as a threat to the Bangladeshi industry through smuggling routes and land ports by selling yarn and fabrics at prices lower than the cost of production, BTMA President Shawkat Aziz Russell said.
“If this continues, our textile sector will also fall victim to the consequences of ruined jute mills,” he alleged.