Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda said the period of collecting land development tax will be set from July-June, in sync with the fiscal year.
This new system will strengthen the land revenue collection system of the country and bring dynamism to revenue collection, he said.
He said this while inaugurating Land Service Week 2024 as the chief guest at the BIAM Foundation Auditorium in the capital on Saturday.
The land minister said that in the past, the period of land development tax was from 1st Baishakh to 30th Chaitra, i.e. synced with the Bengali calendar starting on April 14 each year.
“We think that the current change in the tax collection period will make the land development tax collection process more balanced, transparent and effective,” he stated.
Land Secretary Md. Khalilur Rahman presided over the meeting. Chairman of Land Appeal Board AKM Shamimul Haque Siddique, Chairman of Land Reform Board Md. Abdus Sabur Mondal, Director General of Land Record and Survey Department Anis Mahmud, Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Md. Sabirul Islam and Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Anisur Rahman were present as special guests.
The land minister said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has set a specific goal to build a smart Bangladesh. Under its overall guidance, the Ministry of Land is moving forward with the smart action plan of land management to ensure the best use of land and land-related people-friendly services in the country.
