Dhaka: The government has set a target to collect Tk 1,208 crore 45 lakh 15 thousand 738 as land development tax in the current 2026-27 fiscal year. Land Minister Md. Mizanur Rahman Minu disclosed this in Parliament today in reply to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Abul Khayer Bhuiyan of Lakshmipur-2 constituency.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the minister elaborated on the government's strategy to meet the ambitious tax collection target. "Regular monitoring is being conducted at the field level, while necessary guidance is being provided to the officials concerned to increase land development tax collection," the minister stated.
The issue of collecting land development tax against the prescribed targets is discussed every month at revenue conferences held at the divisional, district, and upazila levels, he further explained. The Land Reform Board took proactive measures by sending a letter to all divisional commissioners on July 16, instructing them to provide necessary directions to deputy commissioners to accelerate land development tax collection during the current fiscal year.
To support these efforts, a day-long training programme was organised in Shariatpur on August 20. The programme aimed to facilitate modern land management activities and identify measures for increasing land revenue collection.