Dhaka, May 2 -- The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has declared a permit purportedly authorising cattle imports from India, which has been circulating widely on social media and online platforms, to be fabricated and deliberately misleading.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the ministry said initial verification found no correspondence between the circulating document and any official approval, record or process of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS).

The DLS confirmed the permit was not issued by the department, adding that the information, reference numbers and signatures appearing on the document could not be verified. "The document will not be recognised as a valid government import authorisation."

The ministry urged th...