10/11 Lqbal Road, Block-A
Mohammadpur,
Dhaka-1207
Tel: 880 2 8142031
Fax: 880 2 8141810
Contact: Mr Shamsul Huda

ALRD is the federating body of 273 NGOs, peasant's and landless organizations in Bangladesh, which are involved in the struggle to establish land rights, rights to food, rights to livelihood, and rights of the indigenous people of minorities. It is currently the main organization in Bangladesh working exclusively on land reform issues.

ALRD was set up in 1991 to respond to the problem of landlessness which continues to be one of the key challenges in the country. Misuse, mismanagement and maldistribution of land are recognized as some of the fundamental causes of mass poverty. Attempts at land reform in Bangladesh have to date been on an ad hoc basis and have had little success in fundamentally altering patterns of land distribution.

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Advocacy for agrarian reform. In general, ALRD works through seminars, workshops, media campaigns, and its research publications to advocate reform. The organozation has also facilitated meetings and dialogues between national and local governmental agencies, civil-society organizations and policy makers. At grassroots level, ALRD organizes training sessions, public rallies and education campaigns to raise awareness of the issues involved and people's rights. It is currently organizing a campaign for appropriate and effective administrative and judicial reform in relation to land administration, management and resolution of land disputes.

Co-operating with government to implement agrarian reform. The Land Reform Ministry, in consultation with ALRD and other civil society organizations has developed new policy guidelines on how to distribute land to the landless. District and local level committees have been formed which involve civil society organization representatives. To improve the great lack of awareness and knowledge concerning the rules and regulations of the land management system, ALRD has begun to work with the Ministry and has started a pilot programme of workshops in three districts with initial positive results.

Building and mobilizing organizations and linking grassroots with other sectors. As an organization, ARLD has been successful in maintaining its grassroots linkages while attracting the interest and support of experts from all sectors on the subject of land reform. It is now seeking to expand its activities at both local and national levels to further mobilize grassroots organizations and develop existing and new networks. A specific focus is developing the capacity of newly elected women Union Council members and Councils as a whole to work to establish the rights of women to own land.

Documentation and information dissemination. Information and documentation on land reform experiences, tenurial questions and other agrarian concerns are done through ALRD's existing periodicals and media, which includes its well-known journal, LAND, produced by practitioners, development and research activists.

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