State minister for law Qamrul Islam said on Saturday that illegal grabbing of khas land by lawmakers, belonging to both the Awami League and the BNP, is a major hurdle to ensure the poor’s right to land. “No one who has been a lawmaker for a long time, is out of this process and this ... Read more
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Grabbers occupy 90pc public land
Influential land grabbers occupy nearly ninety percent of the country’s khas (public) land as identified so far, said Abul Barkat, a Dhaka University professor, at a workshop in the capital yesterday. Total amount of khas land identified so far all over the country is five million acres, of which agricultural land and water bodies constitute ... Read more