Bangladesh clarified: Mayan Singh’s building has no relation with Satyajit Ray

Satyajit ray ancestral house in bangladesh: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday, 17 July that the building that is being demolished in Maman Singh has neither related to the famous filmmaker Satyajit Ray nor his grandfather Upendrakishore Rai Chaudhuri. Describing this building as historic, India had offered help in preserving it, but now the Bangladesh government has clarified on the basis of old documents that this property was of Shashikant Acharya Chaudhuri, a local landlord of Maman Singh.

Zamindar had built building
The statement said that this building was built by Zamindar Shashikant Acharya Chaudhuri near his bungalow ‘Shashi Lodge’ for his employees. After the end of the zamindari system, this property came under the government and then it was allotted to Bangladesh Shishu Academy. Since then, this building has remained the office of Maman Singh District Shishu Academy. The land is listed as non-agricultural government (special) land and is given to the Shishu Academy on a long-term lease.

No family or historical relationship
Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said that after intensive review of land records, it has been confirmed that this land belongs to the government and it has nothing to do with the Ray family.

Local senior citizens and eminent people of various communities have also confirmed that this house and land have no historical relations with the ancestors of Satyajit Ray. In addition, this building is not listed as archaeological monuments.

Reference of Harikishore Ray Road
The statement also stated that the road in front of the building ‘Harikishore Ray Road’, is named after Harikishore Ray, the great -grandfather of Satyajit Ray, who was the adopting father of his grandfather Upendrakishore. The Ray family had a house on this road at one time, which they sold long ago. A new multi -storey building has now been built at that place.

Local people also clarified
Maman Singh’s social worker Professor Bimal Kanti Dey informed about the misconception that this house is not from the family. Local poet and writer Farid Ahmed Dulal also confirmed that this building has no relation with Satyajit Ray or his family. All the local citizens unanimously said that the construction of a new building for Shishu Academy is in the interest of children and there should be no delay in work.