Extortion, corruption, and the dominance of outsiders have become a regular phenomenon in most union land offices of Narsingdi. Despite the introduction of digital mutation and online tax systems, service seekers are forced to pay bribes ranging from 1,000 to 30,000 taka depending on the size of the land. Applicants face cancellation or adverse reports if they fail to pay. In a significant number of the district's 71 union land offices, relatives and outsiders are employed to handle official tasks, even being given access to confidential server IDs and passwords.
Some land officials, speaking anonymously, stated that local unemployed youth are engaged because older employees lack computer skills. Meanwhile, office assistants complained that they are sidelined and threatened with transfers if they protest. Narsingdi Additional District Commissioner (Revenue) Md. Rasheduzzaman stated that many posts are vacant with assistant officers acting in charge, and emphasized that outsiders have no scope to work in government offices. Noting that he was previously unaware of the matter, he assured that necessary actions will be taken within the next month.
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