In consequence of the frequent changes which take place in the channel of the principal  rivers that intersect the Provinces immediately subject to the Presidency of Fort Willima, and the Shifting of the sands which lie in the beds of those rivers, chars or small islands are often thrown up by…

Provisions of this Ordinance amend the Principal Act by: (a) replacing the magistrate in charge with the "Upazila Nirbahi Officer" as being an office elegible to be a Collector in the sense of this Act; (b) changing the rate of interest for compensation and lease under section 8 and…

In order to improve the condition of reservoirs of water the Collector, as defined in section 2, may serve a notice on the person having control over a tank which has fallen into disrepair or disuse requiring such person to carry out improvements of the tank as the Collector considers necessary…

Section 6 is substituted so as to provide anew for the reconsideration of decisions of the Board: Whoever has been afflicted by an order of the Board may, within a period of sixty days after such order has been given, apply, in the manner prescribed by law, to the Board for a reconsideration of…

As soon as possible after the commencement of this Act the Government shall by notification in the Official Gazette establish a Board called the Land Appeal Board. The Board shall consist of one Chairman and not more than two other members. The Chairman and the other members of the Board shall…

This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Land Reform Board to determine the implementation of the land reform program and a just land legislation. The Board shall consist of a Chairman and not more than two other members. The Chairman and the other members of the Board shall be…

The Act deals with the transfer of property from an individual to another by means of sale, mortgage (as per point a), lease, exchange (i.e exchanging the property of land with crops) or donation. In this last case, donation must be accepted by the person in the course of the donor’s lifetime.…

The Order deals with the limitation of land property by terms of its size that must not exceed 100 bights if the land is owned by family or individuals. The amount of exceeding land must return to the Government. An exemption is liable to be apllied in case of land owned by religious…

This Act deals with improving the agricultural production by means of interventions on irrigation works or the restoration of the water flow in rivers turned dry and the application of a levy on the profits arising as direct consequence of those improvements.

This Ordinance rules that land that has not been cultivated for at least two years shall be reclaimed by the Collector for a period not longer than one year from the initial declaration of acquisition, who can lease it to anybody for cultivating crops (food crops as per art. 2, clause ii). If…

This Act provides for the tenancy of land that shall be used for purposes other than cultivation; and for the building of residential housing or factories or for erecting shrines and temples and digging tanks. Nevertheless, the tenant or the sub-tenant is entitled to fell trees planted on that…