Land Record and Survey Department

Land Record and Survey Department (ভূমি রেকর্ড ও জরিপ অধিদপ্তর) is a government department responsible for surveying and keeping records of land in Bangladesh. It is located in Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Land Record and Survey Department
Formation1975
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Director General
Md. Taslimul Islam NDC (Additional Secretary)
WebsiteLand Record and Survey Department

History

Land Record and Survey Department traces its origins to the Joint Directorate of Land Record and Survey Department which was established in 1885. Land Record Department became an independent department in 1888. The survey department was renamed the Survey of India. The Government of Bangladesh created the Department of Land Records and Surveys in 1975.[3]

In 2009 the Land Record and Survey Department took surveys of rivers in the Bangladesh-India border area with the Indian Land Record and Survey Department.[4] In July 2011, the Government of Bangladesh started the 'Digital Land Management' project to digitize land records in Bangladesh. According to the project a data centre will be built at the Land Record and Survey Department headquarters in Dhaka. By October 2017 650 thousand bhumi khatians (records of land rights) were digitized.[5]

References
  1. "Govt to update land record laws to curb harassment". The Daily Star. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. Ahmed, Shamsud-Din. "Land Administration". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "History of the Directorate". dlrs.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "Joint survey of Indo-Bangla rivers begins". The Daily Star. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. "Land management going digital". The Daily Star. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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