Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Siraj Ali Khan, the great-grandson of legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan, has said the descendants of the maestro who live in India have no contact or discussion with those claiming ownership of the land of the Alauddin Sangitangon in Brahmanbaria.

He told bdnews24.com, "Our relatives who live in India have not made any ownership claims over this land."

In the 1950s, Ustad Alauddin bought a house on Old Jail Road in Brahmanbaria town with the intention of establishing a music college there.

In 1956, Sursamrat the Alauddin Sangitangon was founded on that property.

About five years ago, four individuals went to court claiming ownership of the land. They are descendants of Alauddin's eldest daughter, Saroja Begum. ...