The items ate Hilsha fish, small fish, dry fish, flattened dry fish, stone chips, poultry feed, water pump accessories, waste cotton and Chitagoor (molasses).

According to Akhaura land port sources, price of the items were increased by Bangladeshi exporters at a meeting with officials as the price of these goods in open markets in Bangladesh has gone up.

An office order of the Assistant Commissioner of Comilla Customs Excise and Vat department was sent to Akhaura land port authorities to increase the prices.

As a result, Indian importers stopped import of the items since Saturday.

A long queue of trucks loaded with Hilsha fish and other fishes were seen outside Akhaura land port.

Md. Safiqur Rahman, president of Export and Import Union of Akhaura Land Port has said that as the price of these goods were revised according to present market rate of our country, Indian importers stopped buying the goods. As a result, import activities at Akhaura land port came to a halt and hundreds of workers passed their time idly.

Sanjib, a senior leader of Agartala Export and Import Union has said they stopped import of the items after Bangladesh authorities re-fixed their prices, sources at the land port said.

Sources said prices of Hilsha has been re-fixed at 3500 dollars per tonne against 2000 dollars earlier, small fish at 2000 dollars against 1000 dollars and stone chips at 28 dollars against 23 dollars. Price of others goods under the rest six categories were also increased.

Sanjib said Indian importers will resume import of the items only if earlier prices were charged.

When contacted, customs officer Md. Khurshid Alam said they are trying to solve the problems soon.

Some sources said export of the nine items may resume today or tomorrow as Bangladesh authorities are rethinking to revert to the items' earlier prices.