Land Minister Md. Mizanur Rahman Minu. File photo

SANGSAD BHABAN, July 7, 2026 (BSS) - Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu today 
said the government will take all the necessary steps to make the government 
khas land free from illegal occupation.

"The government is committed to take effective action to make the government 
khas land free from land encroachers and also committed to distributing khas 
land under the Ministry of Land to genuine landless people," he said.

The minister said this while responding to an emergency public important 
notice raised by ruling party lawmaker Mohammad Nurul Islam from Bhola-4 
under section 71 of the rules of procedure at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here 
with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir-Bikram in the chair.

The present government is working for the welfare of the people as the 
government has included the khas land recovery programme under the 180 days 
programme.

At the same time, the government is committed to distributing khas land under 
the Ministry of Land to genuine landless people.

He assured that poor families who have been living in a specific area for 40-
45 years will be allotted khas land through the Deputy Commissioner.

He said the situation had arisen due to the failure of some officials who 
were previously in charge. He also noted that standing by helpless and 
destitute people is his moral responsibility, in line with his election 
promises.

The minister sharply criticised local land grabbers from the previous 
government's tenure.

He said that during the previous government, land grabbers had attempted to 
seize the public property.

Regarding khas land, the Land Minister said, if necessary, initiatives would 
be taken to allot one to two kathas of land to each family.

The government has adopted a 180-day priority plan to recover illegally 
occupied government land and distribute reclaimed khas land among eligible 
beneficiaries.

The minister said that alongside the short-term initiative, the government 
has also formulated medium- and long-term strategies to address the issue of 
land encroachment in a sustainable manner.
Highlighting the government's firm stance, Minu emphasized that strict legal 
measures are being enforced to free encroached government land. 

These include the implementation of the Government and Local Authority Land 
and Buildings (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance, 1970, the Land Crime 
Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023, and the Land Crime Prevention and Remedy 
Rules, 2024.

He further noted that funds have been allocated to deputy commissioners at 
the field level to support recovery operations, along with necessary 
directives to ensure effective implementation of the initiative.