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Mamun Ur Rashid has strong experiences on land administration and management in partnership with Ministry of Land and Department of Land Records and Survey, Bangladesh. He is knowledgeable and experienced with number of participatory tools and methods in order to selection of state land, women's access over the land and vested property act etc.
He has been working with non profit sector on human rights and governance for last 16 years, mostly project development and management roles. He has experiences of direct land project implementation in order to protect rights of women, widow, religious minorities, indigenous, elderly and disable land owners. He is one of the team member of National land policy formulation committee, National steering committee on land reform, National Budget Advocacy Group etc.
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Integrated Digital land record system-IDLRS in Bangladesh
Uttaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012. The project engaged communities in three pilot upazilas - to raise the awareness of vulnerable landowners about land administration, and to effect transparent processes for selecting landless people and for state land settlement.
Digital land Survey and Settlement in Bangladesh (cartoon book)
Utaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012. The project engaged communiies in three pilot upazilas - to raise the awareness of vulnerable landowners about land administraion, and to effect transparent processes for selecing landless people and for stateland setlement.
Sustainable Access to Land Equality - SALE
Utaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012, in partnership with CARE Internaional UK and Manusher Jonno Foundaion (MJF). The project engaged communiies in three pilot upazilas - Amtali Upazila of Barguna District, Mohanpur
of Rajshahi, and Sadar of Jamalpur-to raise the awareness of vulnerable landowners about land administraion, and to effect transparent processes for selecing landless people and for khasland setlement.
Digital land Survey and Settlement in Bangladesh
Utaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012, in partnership with CARE Internaional UK and Manusher Jonno Foundaion (MJF). The project engaged communiies in three pilot upazilas - Amtali Upazila of Barguna District, Mohanpur of Rajshahi, and Sadar of Jamalpur-to raise the awareness of vulnerable landowners about land administraion, and to effect transparent processes for selecing landless people and for khasland setlement.
Making Productive Use of Khas land: Experiences of Extreme Poor Households
This study investigated three key aspects influencing negotiations for the purpose of understanding how the gains were made from the khas (state) land by extremely poor households. These were: 1) if and how intra-household dynamics and characteristics impacted the negotiations; 2) if and how the local socio-political situation and the location of the land bear influence and 3) how the extremely poor‘s relationships with external agencies including markets, the state and institutions have an impact on the negotiation process and how the land is made productive.
The Plight and Challenges of the Landless People on their Quest for their Land Rights in the Southwest Region
The Viability of the Chittagong Hill Tracts as a destination for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh
This report explores in detail the many legal, social, historical, political, economic and other factors involved in the land acquisition process in Bangladesh. The report also examines how land across Bangladesh can most easily, affordably and fairly be acquired and accessed by civil society groups and climate displaced communities in Bangladesh. The study will also this report assesses the viability of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as a possible permanent destination for the relocation of climate displaced communities.
Land Acquisition for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh
This report explores in detail the many legal, social, historical, political, economic and other factors involved in the land acquisition process in Bangladesh. The report also examines how land across Bangladesh can most easily, affordably and fairly be acquired and accessed by civil society groups and climate displaced communities in Bangladesh. The study will also assess the possibility of climate displaced persons accessing land through private or public donation, including by government officials, private individuals or corporations.
Land Availability for Climate Displaced Communities in Bangladesh
In order to face the challenge of mass migration and displacement as a result of the effects of
climate change, it is essential that Bangladesh is adequately prepared so that the vast majority of those displaced will be supported with adequate resettlement and rehabilitation schemes, whilst also ensuring that their basic human rights are respected. One of the major
Understanding the effectiveness of access to khas land: Comparing khas land receivers to Non-Receivers
This study highlights that access to khasland is a strongly political process where the collective movement played a pivotal role in shaping the livelihoods of land receivers. The paper shows that 1. khasland provides insurance and security through creating diverse income opportunities which can often mitigate the negative and long term impacts of shocks and allow khasland receivers to cope better with shocks 2. khasland allocation incentivises women’s engagement with labouring activities, household asset management, as well as their mobility within the village 3.