Bangla The century old house of Greetings has begun to collapse.
The house was once used as a Memon Singh Shishu Academy, a government -run government for children’s training.
According to the Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star, it is now being replaced by a new semi -concrete building.
Authorities have raised concerns about structural safety, which have come out for a decade after being overlooked.
Rai’s grandfather, Apindrakishwar Rai Chaudhry, was built about 120 km north of Dhaka in a 36 -acre area of 36 acres.
The house has been connected to several generations of cultural figures: Apindaricshore himself was a predecessor of Bengal Renius, publishers and technologists, the founder of children’s magazine ‘Sandesh’ and was known for introducing modern half -tone printing techniques in India.
His son Sukhomar Rai was a favorite poet and comedian, whose irrational poetry has a profound influence in Bengali literature and his grandson Satya Jit Rai became a famous filmmaker in the world cinema.
The Indian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday expressing his deep regret over the defamation and requested Dhaka to consider its reconstruction, and offered technical and financial support for the restoration of the building.
The statement said, “Since this building is a symbol of Bengali cultural revival, it would be better to revise and consider the selection of repair and reconstruction, so that it can be used as a symbol of the museum of literature and a symbol of the common culture of India and Bangladesh.”
Satya Jait Rai was born in Kolkata in 1921 and began directing his film ‘Padre Panchali’ in 1955, which gained fame globally and became the first film of his main ‘Apo Tribilage’, giving him numerous awards, two of Ken Palm D. and awarded in 1992.
Rai’s son Sandeep Rai said that the filmmaker intended to include photos of his ancestor’s house in a documentary, but he abandoned the idea after seeing his condition.
Sandeep Rai told NDTV, “I never went to see this building, nor Baba [ستیہ جیت رائے] Gone What I saw was pictures of the building.
“But I remember Baba wanted to use photos of this building while he was working on a documentary of Sukhomar Rai.”
Authorities in Dhaka defended the decision, saying the building had become a threat to children and that the new building would resume the academy activities.
MD Mehdi Zaman, a children’s affairs officer in District Memon Singh, told The Daily Star, ‘The house was released for 10 years, and the activities of the Shishu Academy are running from the rented site.’
He added that the district administration and the public work department have formally followed the procedure.
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The Indian state of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with the Bangladesh border, wrote in Bengali on the X, the news is ‘very disturbing’ and termed the Rai family as one of the most important scholars of Bengali culture.
He wrote, ‘I appeal to the Bangladesh government and all the people of this country to take steps to save this heritage house. The Indian government should pay attention to this matter. ‘
Some archaeologists and cultural workers in Bangladesh expressed regret that despite the historical significance of the building, it was never regularly protected.
Poet Shamim Ashraf told The Daily Star that the appeals to save the place were ignored and ‘the house was in a state of worst for years, there were cracks on the roof.’
Sabina Yasmin, a field archaeological field officer, also told the newspaper that repeated warnings were ignored.
Another cultural heritage in this growing concern – Nobel laureate Rabindarnath Tagore’s ancestors were killed in the house after a dispute in Sarganj, Sarganj, after a dispute in early June.
In the incident, the auditorium was damaged while the director was attacked, after which the 19th century building was temporarily closed and an official investigation was launched.
When the video of the demolition of the Rai family’s house began to circulate online, some people expressed regret and created a relationship between the two incidents.
Economist Sanjeev Sanyal wrote on X, ‘When Tagore’s house was damaged, he was silent. They are silent when the home of the ancestors of Satya Jit Rai was demolished. In fact, they are involved in systematically eliminating Bengali Hindu identity. ‘
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