United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the government wants to build a modern, technology-based and citizen-friendly land management system so that people no longer have to suffer harassment or make unnecessary visits to government offices for land services. “There is no alternative to a transparent, accountable and people-friendly land management system for building a just and modern state,” he said while inaugurating the three-day nationwide “Land Service Fair-2026.” The Prime Minister also said providing services for citizens is not an act of charity but a responsibility of the state. “Our goal is to build a land management system where people will no longer have to go from office to office unnecessarily to receive land services, nor will they have to suffer from corruption or harassment,” he said. Tarique Rahman also said the government aims to establish a corruption-free, harassment-free, technology-driven and citizen-friendly land management system that will further accelerate the country’s sustainable development. He inaugurated the fair by pressing a button at the Land Building at Tejgaon at 11:05am. The fair is being held simultaneously in districts and upazilas across the country from May 19 to 21.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government wants to develop a hassle-free land management system in the country so that mass people do not suffer in any way. “We want to develop a system so that people must not face unnecessary harassment and sufferings, and don’t have to move from one office room to another,” she said. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the Bhumi Bhaban of Land Ministry, land office buildings at upazila and making union-level activities online land development tax payment and land data bank. The programme was organised at Osmani Memorial Auditorium when she joined the programme from her official residence Ganobhaban. Also read: Promote right persons in Army: PM Hasina The Prime Minister asked the officials concerned to build every land office at the upazila level afresh. “Those which are still left need to be done quickly through taking projects.” She said the government has taken initiatives to construct 139 upazila land offices and 129 of which have been completed. To provide services to people, Hasina said, the government is implementing a project to construct 1,498 land offices at the union level and 995 of those have been completed. The PM said the aim of the government is to build the country into a developed and prosperous one by 2041.