Overview

• Bangladesh authorities officially suspended demolition on July 17 and formed a panel to explore repairing and rebuilding the remaining structure
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Dhaka to conserve the site as a shared symbol of Bangla cultural heritage
• Dhaka maintains the property belonged to zamindar Shashikant Acharya Chowdhury and later served as a Shishu Academy facility, disputing its Ray family connection
• The house was declared dilapidated and unsafe and was set to be replaced by a new semi-concrete cultural centre
• India has offered technical and financial support for restoration, but legal ownership and historical provenance remain unresolved