Association for Land Reform and Development explained

Association for Land Reform and Development
Formation:1991
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Website:https://www.alrd.org/

Association for Land Reform and Development is a Bangladeshi non-profit organisation dedicated to land reform.[1] [2]

History

NGO Coordination Council for Land Reforms Programme was created in 1987 by Association for Social Advancement, Caritas Internationalis, Comilla Proshika, Gono Unnayan Prochesta, Manab Unnayan Kendra, Nijera Kori, Oxfam, Proshika, and RDRS Bangladesh. The organisation aimed to coordinate land reforms and settlements in cooperation with the government of Bangladesh.[3]

NGO Coordination Council for Land Reforms Programme was changed into an independent organization called the Association for Land Reform and Development in 1991. It has 273 associate organisations in Bangladesh. It is a member of International Land Coalition, based in Rome, and Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, based in Manila.[4] It organizes seminars on land reforms in Bangladesh.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: River Grabbing: Protector became perpetrator . 17 October 2020 . The Daily Star . 29 September 2020 . en.
  2. News: The tyranny of the forest department in Madhupur . 17 October 2020 . New Age . en.
  3. Web site: Huda . Shamsul . Association for Land Reform and Development . en.banglapedia.org . Banglapedia . 17 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Civil society organizations . fao.org . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . 17 October 2020.
  5. News: Let landless farmers use khas land . 17 October 2020 . The Daily Star . 19 September 2019 . en.