India urges Bangladesh to reconsider Satyajit Ray's home demolition: Can Help With Repair
PTC News Desk: The Indian government has urged the authorities in Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolition Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home, New Delhi has also offered its assistance to repair the house that has been left abandon
The move has drawn strong reactions from India, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressing regret and urging the Bangladeshi government to reconsider the decision.
The MEA said in a statement, "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishore Ray Chowdhury, is being demolished."
It added that "given the building's landmark status, symbolising Bangla cultural renaissance, it would be preferable to reconsider the demolition and examine options for its repair and reconstruction as a museum of literature and a symbol of the shared culture of India and Bangladesh." The Indian government has also expressed willingness to cooperate with local authorities in this regard.
According to The Daily Star, the structure has suffered due to years of neglect by local authorities. "The house has been left abandoned for 10 years. Shishu Academy activities have been operating from a rented space," the report quoted Md Mehedi Zaman, the district Children Affairs Officer, as saying.
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