Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh has rejected social media claims that India occupied 62km of territory along the Lalmonirhat border, calling them "deliberate and anti-state rumours".

In a statement issued on Thursday, the force condemned the spread of such propaganda and protested the attempt to mislead the public.

"A vested group has recently circulated a completely fabricated, deliberate, and anti-state message on social media under the headline 'India occupies 62 kilometres in Lalmonirhat?'" the BGB said.

The statement emphasised that the purpose of such "intentional propaganda" is to mislead citizens and tarnish the image of the state.

The statement added that every inch of the sovereign territory of Bangladesh's bord...