Land Rights, Land Disputes and Land Administration in Bangladesh—A Critical Study

Abstract

The article examines the various ways to ensure land rights and also recommends different mechanism to settle land dispute. It is also intended to highlight the problems of present land administration of Bangladesh and to suggest the reformation of the land administration for proper management of land. Land turns around the life of the people of Bangladesh. The present land laws, land administration and land management in Bangladesh are not only full of intricacy, procedural difficulties and mismanagement but also not accessible and responsive to the interest of the common people of the country. Furthermore, the present mechanism to settle land dispute is not time saving, cost effective, peaceful and sophisticated. If the land laws are made public spirited and land administration is made well-structured in the sense of good governance, e-governance and development, land interest of the common people is upheld and land disputes are settled with public satisfaction and confidence, a revolutionary change may bring about in the socioeconomic development of the common people.

Risk Profile of Customary and Statutory Property Rights: Implication for Real Estate Development in Port Harcourt

“…Under statutory rights, there are various factors that cause litigation, at the centre of it is weak governance which affects tenure security, collaborated by Brankov and Tanjevic (2013). Also, Islam, Moula, and Islam (2015) states that poor land management system fuels unplanned growth which generates problems in development. Signs of weak governance exposes statutory property rights to litigation, existence of multiple certificates of occupancy over same land, corruption and malpractice.…”

Faktor yang Mendorong Pertikaian terhadap Boleh Guna Tanah Milik Orang Asli

“…Lazimnya, pemilik tanah tempatan atau pemegang pajak yang memiliki dan menggunakan tanah awam akan berdepan dengan kebimbangan apabila tanah mereka digunakan untuk pembangunan kawasan pemuliharaan alam (Mckinney et al, 2008). Islam et al (2015), pertikaian tanah dapat diklasifikasikan kepada dua jenis iaitu pertikaian antara individu atau keluarga, dan pertikaian dengan sektor swasta atau pihak pelabur. Pertikaian antara individu dan keluarga lazimnya melibatkan pengambilan dan penjualan tanah warisan keluarga tanpa izin menyebabkan mereka kehilangan hak ke atas pemilikan.…”

Rural Land Management in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects

“…From global perspective, though there is a visible difference between 'land management' and 'land administration' (discussed in section 2.2), the term land management is often used in Bangladesh to denote 'land administration' or 'land administration and management' . According to Islam et al [2015] the scope of land management covers maintenance of record-of-right, quick and equitable settlement of khas land and alluvial accretions, rent adjustment in diluvium affected holdings, institutional financial assistance to landless and marginal farmers, speedy disposal of recovery proceedings and, above all, provision of trained revenue officials and adequate supervision of such officials at all levels. However, the term 'land management' is also used to refer to the process of managing the use and development of land in urban and rural areas.…”