Online deed registration will cut land-transfer fraud, law minister tells parliament

Online deed registration will reduce the risk of land being transferred through fraud once it begins in the second half of 2027 or the first half of 2028, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said.

The minister gave the information in a written reply to a question from MP Arifa Sultana during Tuesday’s (10 November) session of the National Parliament. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram presided over the session.

The minister said the Law and Justice Division has taken up a project to introduce information and communication technology in the modernisation and digitisation of the deed registration system.

Under the project, the deed registration system will be modernised across the country, with software development, system integration, data migration, user training and nationwide implementation.

The development project, titled Land Registration System Automation, has been running since 1 July 2025. Under it, work is under way to develop an integrated Registration Resource Planner (RRP) software to run the deed registration system on a modern, digital platform across the country.

Md Asaduzzaman said that once the project is complete, it will be possible to establish a direct digital link between the deed registration database of sub-registry offices and the land records of the Ministry of Land.

That will make it possible to verify land ownership, related records and registration information digitally, reducing the risk of land being transferred through fraud.

The minister expressed hope that online deed registration could begin in the second half of 2027 or the first half of 2028.