Bangladesh govt to demolish Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Dhaka, Mamata Banerjee seeks Centre's intervention
Iconic filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Dhaka is being demolished by Bangladeshi authorities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a social media post on Tuesday.
The century-old property in Dhaka's Horikishore Ray Chowdhury Road belonged to Ray's grandfather, the renowned litterateur Upendra Kishore Ray Chowdhury.
Citing local media reports, Banerjee said that demolition work has already begun on the historic property.
"This news is extremely distressing. The Ray family is one of the foremost bearers and carriers of Bengali culture. Upendra Kishore is a pillar of Bengal's renaissance. Therefore, I believe this house is intricately tied to the cultural history of Bengal," the Chief Minister said in a post on X.
খবরে প্রকাশ যে, বাংলাদেশের ময়মনসিংহ শহরে সত্যজিৎ রায়ের ঠাকুরদা, স্বয়ং স্বনামধন্য সাহিত্যিক-সম্পাদক উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়চৌধুরীর স্মৃতিজড়িত তাঁদের পৈতৃক বাড়িটি নাকি ভেঙে ফেলা হচ্ছে। ভাঙার কাজ শুরু হয়ে গিয়েছিল বলে খবর প্রকাশিত।
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 15, 2025
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Banerjee appealed to the Mohammad Yunus government in Bangladesh to preserve this heritage-laden house.
Besides, she also urged the Indian government to intervene in the matter.
The house, which is a prominent archaeological landmark, was previously used as the Mymensingh Children's Academy but had reportedly fallen into disrepair following years of neglect by the authorities.
"It's being demolished to make way for a new semi-concrete structure," according to Bangladeshi publication Daily Star.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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