New Delhi, July 15 -- The Government of India on Tuesday said that it is willing to co-operate with the Bangladesh government for the repair and reconstruction of the ancestral property of Satyajit Ray in Bangladesh's Mymensingh.

"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 symbol of the shared culture of India and Bangladesh," said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement.

The government expressed regret that Satyajit Ray's ancestral property, which belonged to his grandfather and eminent litterateur - Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury - presently owned by t...