India, Feb. 20 -- The chief of the Bangladeshi border guarding force on Thursday said India and Bangladesh have agreed to address issues that led to face-offs along the border between the two countries while claiming news reports about attacks on minorities in his country in the aftermath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's removal from power last year were exaggerated.

Speaking at a press conference after the completion of the biannual India-Bangladesh border talks, Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) director general Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman said per se there were no such attacks.

The claims came even as India has repeatedly expressed concerns about the targeting of Bangladesh's Hindu minority amid differences on multiple issues ...