RAJSHAHI, Sept 11, 2024 (BSS) - Speakers urged the landowners to contact

either land offices or Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) and Assistant
Commissioners (ACs) to solve land related problems easily.

The UNOs and AC Lands are the proper channels for solving the problems faced
by the land owners, they said, adding that there is no need to contact
brokers as they extract public money in the name of services.

Administrative officials and civil society members made the observation at a
daylong democratic dialogue on land related issues at Bhumir Pathshala in
Paba Upazila of the district today.

Rajshahi District Civil Society Organization (CSO) organized the dialogue on
behalf of the "Young people at high schools strengthen women rights and
inclusive governance in Bangladesh (YUKTA)" project of DASCOH Foundation
supported by Netz Bangladesh.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Rajshahi Shamim Ahmed and UNO Abu Saleh Mohammad
Hasnat addressed the dialogue as chief and special guest respectively with AC
Land Abhijit Sarkar in the chair.

CSO Vice President Kazi Nazmul Islam moderated the discussion.

District Project Coordinator Anamul Haque Khan gave an illustration on the
issue along with portraying aims, objectives and implementation strategy of
the project in his keynote presentation.

DC Shamim Ahmed said that ignorance and underestimation caused most of the
land related complications and none will be deceived if he or she follows the
proper channel.

AC Land Abhijit Sarkar told the meeting that most of the people are paying
money illegally for 'namjari' or dismissal of land through brokers at
present.

Members of civil society of the district joined the dialogue.