Amidst a line on its demolition, the Bangladesh government said on Thursday that the building being brought in Mymen Singh district has no historical or family relations for the great filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
A statement read by Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry read a statement, “
Detailed investigation in Archive/Records #Bangladesh Repaining: Building is being demolished #Mymensingh The prestigious Bengali filmmaker in the district has no historical/family link #Satyajit Ray or their ancestors. pic.twitter.com/it4uwtvbfm
– Ministry of External Affairs (@BDMOFA) July 17, 2025
earlier in the day, A report of Bangladesh’s Daily Newspaper The daily star It is said that the demolition of the House was stopped on instructions from DC, Mysin Singh district “.
The Daily had reported on Tuesday that the ancestral house of the famous Litter Upendra Kishore Ray Chaudhary, already used as Mymen Singh Sheshu Academy, was being demolished to make way for a new “semi-concrete structure”. Chaudhary was the father of famous poet, Sukumar Ray and Satyajit Ray’s grandfather.
The Government of India recently suggested that Bangladesh reconsidered the demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home and said that it could help in the ‘Sahitya Museum’ in reconstruction of property.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also urged the Government of India to intervene in this issue and “appealed to the Bangladeshi government and all the right thinking people to preserve this work of rich tradition”.
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