Dhaka, July 17 -- The government on Thursday urged all quarters to refrain from spreading misleading or factually inaccurate narratives, in any form, that end up creating confusion and disrupting harmony amongst the people.

The government made the call taking note of certain media reports claiming that the ancestral property of the renowned filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh -- originally owned by his grandfather, the distinguished litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury -- is being demolished by Bangladeshi authorities.

Drawing on the factual and meticulous re-examination of all records, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said detailed inquiry into the archival records re-confirmed that the house in question never had any re...