Land minister launches Bangladesh Digital Survey in Ctg

City Desk  :
Land Minister Saifuzzaman said the journey of the Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS) programme, promised by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has begun across the country with the launch of BDS in Chattogram.
The minister officially inaugurated the rollout of Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS) at the Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTI) auditorium in the port city of Chattogram on Sunday, reports the media.
Chattogram Divisional Commissioner Md Tofayel Islam was present as a special guest at the event, presided over by Land Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman.
Mentioning that the first science-based survey started in Bangladesh about 130 years ago from Chattogram, the land minister expressed hope that the BDS, which now began in Chattogram, would be the final survey conducted in the field.
The land minister said the main objective of the Bangladesh Digital Survey is to complete the cadastral survey in Bangladesh in a short time and reduce the need for field surveys.
“Apart from this, there will be no need for a revisional survey for the convenience of digital map partition if there is no major land deviation due to natural reasons in any area,” he said.
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said it will be possible to send the draft of ‘Land Crime Prevention and Redress Act’ to the parliament by next September for enacting the law.
Pointing out that the days of illegal land occupation are coming to an end, the minister emphasised that the law includes provisions for both imprisonment and fines as penalties for engaging in illegal land occupation.