Bangladesh Land Holding Limitation Order,1972. (P.O No. 98 of 1972).
An Order to provide for the reduction of maximum quantity of land that may be held by a family or a body in Bangladesh and for matters ancillary thereto.
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The Order deals with the limitation of land property by terms of its size that must not exceed 100 bights if the land is owned by family or individuals. The amount of exceeding land must return to the Government. An exemption is liable to be apllied in case of land owned by religious organization, farmers’ cooperatives or if tea, rubber, cocoa or coffee are being cultivated there; or when its use is being taken in account for industrial projects, when considered beneficial to the public interest.
