Exclusive: Demolished house not Satyajit Ray’s, says Bangladesh official

The house being demolished in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district does not belong to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s family, a senior district official told India Today on Wednesday, clearing the air over widespread reports linking the property to the iconic director’s lineage.

Mofidul Alam, Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh, confirmed that local authorities conducted a detailed verification before concluding that the demolished building holds no connection to Ray’s ancestors.

“We held a meeting on Wednesday to verify the government records of the said property. We also spoke to local elders and checked historical documents. The house that was being demolished used to be the office of the Mymensingh Children’s Academy. There are no records to prove it has any links to Satyajit Ray’s ancestors,” Alam said.

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