Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System
Bangladesh has experienced a rapid pace of economic growth in the last two decades, with notable achievements across several social development parameters. To ensure sustained higher economic growth, the government of Bangladesh (GoB) aims to expan...
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okr-10986-380052022-09-14T05:10:36Z Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System World Bank LAND ACQUISITION SYSTEM LAND ACQUISITION PRACTICES RESETTLEMENT OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORM Bangladesh has experienced a rapid pace of economic growth in the last two decades, with notable achievements across several social development parameters. To ensure sustained higher economic growth, the government of Bangladesh (GoB) aims to expand infrastructure related investment in the areas of strategic connectivity, industrialization, tourism development, and trade promotion, all of which require a significant amount of land. Age-old legal and institutional legacies and practices, issues pertaining to institutional capacity, and the lack of interoperability between departments involved in land administration make the overall land acquisition (LA) process extremely complicated and lengthy, with the scarcity of land making it even more challenging. The overall objective of the study was to assess the challenges and identify a mechanism for system strengthening and the scope of needed legal and institutional reform to improve the speed, accuracy, and accountability of the LA process. This report is presented in five chapters that discuss the study method, the analysis of the existing system and its challenges, measures to address the challenges, and the scope of possible legal and institutional reform. After introducing the study in this chapter, Chapter 2 discusses the country’s LA system and the process in practice. Chapter 3 describes the overall land administration in Bangladesh, including the method for transferring property rights, the creation and updating of khatians, and the complexity involved in the ownership decision process, one of the primary causes of delays in the payment of compensation. Chapter 4 presents the key challenges in the LA process, from the frustrations faced by IAs, who watch the timelines for their projects extended years longer than planned, to the worries and concerns of affected landowners waiting for compensation. Chapter 5 presents the proposals for improving and strengthening aspects of the LA process, including pertinent issues identified for possible land administration reform. 2022-09-13T20:50:44Z 2022-09-13T20:50:44Z 2022-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099359509012228968/IDU05ea6dbd70b70e04c7f0b5ef06fbc25ad4670 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38005 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Studies :: Sector/Thematic Studies :: Other Infrastructure Study South Asia Bangladesh |
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LAND ACQUISITION SYSTEM LAND ACQUISITION PRACTICES RESETTLEMENT OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORM World Bank Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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Bangladesh has experienced a rapid
pace of economic growth in the last two decades, with
notable achievements across several social development
parameters. To ensure sustained higher economic growth, the
government of Bangladesh (GoB) aims to expand infrastructure
related investment in the areas of strategic connectivity,
industrialization, tourism development, and trade promotion,
all of which require a significant amount of land. Age-old
legal and institutional legacies and practices, issues
pertaining to institutional capacity, and the lack of
interoperability between departments involved in land
administration make the overall land acquisition (LA)
process extremely complicated and lengthy, with the scarcity
of land making it even more challenging. The overall
objective of the study was to assess the challenges and
identify a mechanism for system strengthening and the scope
of needed legal and institutional reform to improve the
speed, accuracy, and accountability of the LA process. This
report is presented in five chapters that discuss the study
method, the analysis of the existing system and its
challenges, measures to address the challenges, and the
scope of possible legal and institutional reform. After
introducing the study in this chapter, Chapter 2 discusses
the country’s LA system and the process in practice. Chapter
3 describes the overall land administration in Bangladesh,
including the method for transferring property rights, the
creation and updating of khatians, and the complexity
involved in the ownership decision process, one of the
primary causes of delays in the payment of compensation.
Chapter 4 presents the key challenges in the LA process,
from the frustrations faced by IAs, who watch the timelines
for their projects extended years longer than planned, to
the worries and concerns of affected landowners waiting for
compensation. Chapter 5 presents the proposals for improving
and strengthening aspects of the LA process, including
pertinent issues identified for possible land administration reform. |
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Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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Bangladesh Land Acquisition Diagnostic Review : Legal and Institutional Framework, Procedures and Practices - Analysis of the Challenges of and Proposals for Strengthening the Country’s Land Acquisition System |
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bangladesh land acquisition diagnostic review : legal and institutional framework, procedures and practices - analysis of the challenges of and proposals for strengthening the country’s land acquisition system |
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