Food and Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder attend the meeting at the Parliament Building of New South Wales today. Photo : PID

NEW SOUTH WALES, (Australia), Sept 11, 2025(BSS) – Bangladesh has sought Australian Cooperation for modernizing the country’s land management system aimed at ensuring rights of people on their land. 

The cooperation was sought when a Bangladesh delegation led by Food and Land Adviser to the interim government Ali Imam Majumder held a bilateral meeting with Minister Youth, Justice, Digital Government and Customer Services of Australian state of New South Wales Jihad Dib. MP.

The meeting was held at the Parliament Building of New South Wales at about 11:00 am today, according to a message received here this evening.

During the meeting, they elaborately discussed different issues of bilateral interests with especial focus on strengthening bilateral ties for the betterment of the two people.

They also emphasized on introducing certificate of land ownership (CLO) system in Bangladesh aimed at building a modern land management system in Bangladesh. 

The two sides also reviewed different aspects of land management system including digitized survey, land zoning for its use and land registration system of New South Wales, Australia. 

Later, both the countries agreed in principal to introduce a modern and digitized land management system in Bangladesh for ensuring people-friendly land management system in Bangladesh. 

The adviser later invited the Australian Minister and an Australian delegation to visit Bangladesh to see the activities of Bangladesh land ministry. The minister of New South Wales agreed to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time.  

The Bangladesh delegation also included Chairman of Land Reforms Board AJM Slaluddin Nagri, Additional Secretary to the Land Ministry Miss Sayma Yunus, its Joint Secretary Md Zahirul Islam, Director of the Land Records and Survey Directorate Md Moninur Rashid and Deputy Secretary of the Ministry Md Shahidul Islam.