West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday raised the alarm on the demolition of the ancestral home of the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Dhaka by Bangladeshi officials. The century old building located on Horikishore Ray Chaudhary Road, once Ray’s grandfather, Upendra Kishore Ray Chaudhary, a popular person in Bengali literature and a Bengal Renaissance movement.
Citing local media reports, Banerjee said that the demolition work on the historical structure has already started.
“This news is extremely disturbing. The Ray family is one of the most important carriers and carriers of Bengali culture. Upendra Kishore is a pillar of the Renaissance of Bengal. Therefore, I believe this house is associated with the cultural history of Bengal,” Bangli said in a post on X (East Twitter).
খবরে প্রকাশ যে যে, বাংলাদেশের ময়মনসিংহ ময়মনসিংহ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ সত্যজিৎ স্বয়ং পেন্দ্রকিশোর পেন্দ্রকিশোর পেন্দ্রকিশোর পেন্দ্রকিশোর পেন্দ্রকিশোর তাঁদের ব বাড়িটি বাড়িটি ন ন ন ন ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ভেঙে ন ন ন ন ভেঙে ন ভ ভাঙ ভাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙাঙঙাঙ শুরু প্রক খবরাশিত. প্রকাশিত. প্রকাশিত. প্রকাশিত.
এই সংবাদ অত্যন্ত দুঃখের. রায় র রায় বাংলার ……
– Mamata Banerjee July 15, 2025
He appealed to the Bangladesh government under Prime Minister Mohammad Yunus, as well as the people of Bangladesh to preserve the culturally important House. Banerjee also urged the Government of India to intervene in the matter.
What did India say
Soon after, the Government of India issued a statement expressing “deep regrets” on the demolition of the house and proposed to cooperate with Bangladesh in restoring and preserving it.
“We note that Mayimen Singh of Bangladesh, the ancestral property of famous filmmaker and litteor Satyajit Ray in Bangladesh, is being demolished by Upendra Kishore Ray Chaudhary,” Ministry of External Affairs (Mea).
“Given the historical status of the building, the bungalow is a symbol of cultural renaissance, it would be better to rethink the demolition and reconstruction options for its repair and reconstruction as a symbol of the museum of literature and the shared culture of India and Bangladesh,” he said.
“The Government of India will be ready to expand cooperation for this purpose.”
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As The daily starThe property, once mymensingh, fell into a state of disorder after years of neglect, used as the Children’s Academy. The building is being demolished to make way for a new semi-concrete structure.
Officials of the Archaeological Department of Bangladesh Department confirmed that the House was built more than a century ago. After the partition of 1947, it was handled by the government.
“The House has been left for 10 years. Shishu Academy’s activities are working from a rented place,” Dr. Mehedi Zaman, Dhaka’s child affairs officer said. The daily star,
He said, “A semi-concrete building with several rooms will be built to start the activities of the academy,” he said, given that the demolition is being done with necessary government approval.
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Asked why a building was being torn apart with such cultural and historical significance, the official stated that it posed a security threat: “The building introduced a serious risk for the children when they gather in the premises.”
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