Land minister says teamwork is key to implementing smart land services

Dhaka, Jan. 14 — Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda said on Sunday that all of us working in the Ministry of Land and its offices and agencies will work as a team to implement smart land management which is a part of the prime minister’s planned manifesto.

He made the comment when he met journalists after his maiden office day at the Secretariat on Sunday morning.

Land Secretary Md. Khalilur Rahman was present at the time.

Chairman of the Land Appeal Board AKM Shamimul Haque, Chairman of the Land Reform Board Md. Abdus Sabur Mondal, Director General of Land Record and Survey Department Anis Mahmud, all additional secretaries of the Ministry of Land and various level officials and employees were present in the meeting.

Minister Narayan sought the support of all stakeholders to implement smart land services.

“Every person in Bangladesh is directly and indirectly involved with land, so there is no alternative to citizen’s participation to build sustainable and smart land management,” he added.

Describing the land ministry as a ‘challenging’ place, he said: “We will review the plans and check how the prime minister’s plans on land can be implemented quickly and sustainably, and then will work accordingly”

Mentioning that journalists are the mirror of the society, the land minister said, “If there are irregularities anywhere, please highlight it, if there is good work, highlight it too. We need your cooperation.”

Responding to a question involving harassment in land offices, he said, “We will be strict against any kind of citizen harassment.”

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh.

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