India, July 15 -- India on Tuesday offered to cooperate with the Bangladesh government to repair and reconstruct the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, which is set to be demolished.

The property, currently owned by the Bangladesh government, had fallen into disrepair after years of neglect.

The external affairs ministry said it was regrettable that the property in Mymensingh, which once belonged to Ray's grandfather, eminent litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, was being demolished.

"Given the building's landmark status, symbolising Bangla cultural renaissance, it would be preferable to reconsider the demolition and examine options for its repair and reconstruction as a museum of literature and a sy...