Prospects of Modern Technology in Land Record System: Safeguarding the Land Rights of the Landowners in Bangladesh

Abstract

The land management system of Bangladesh remains based on the colonial legal system. The current legal system of Record of Rights still relies on the manual method. This traditional and obsolete process leads to uncertainty and misunderstandings about land ownership and rights. The aim of the paper is to analyze how Bangladesh's present legal system of land management system and obstacles experienced by land owners are violating the land rights of the land owners. Furthermore, it also aims to highlight the importance of implementing modern technology in land management system to protect the Constitutional right of the land owners. For the purpose to assess efficacy in supporting and safeguarding landowner’s constitutional rights this study looks at the current legal framework and administration procedures in Bangladesh. While doing so, it discovers a number of governance obstacles resulting from the present dispersed registry and record of rights systems, as well as from restricted accessibility of technology; such challenges have an unfavorable impact on landowners' titles and rights which is inconsistent with the Constitutional Framework of guaranteeing fundamental human rights of Bangladeshi people. This article examined several laws, cases and academic articles to explore multiple approaches for safeguarding land rights and offers a wide range of methods for handling land disputes. The paper additionally concentrated on the Fundamental challenges that might be created for the implementation of technology in the land management system of Bangladesh. However, this study solidifies the necessity for a unified, central land management system by amending or introducing tech-friendly laws as well as for increased access to modern technology for all current and aspiring landowners. The research continues by highlighting how the implementation of modern technology in the legal framework of Bangladesh will have an impact on the safeguarding of persons' titles and other rights and lead to a more effective and rigid land management system in Bangladesh.