Md. Redwan Hossain, Subarnachar (Noakhali)

Representative: The annual regional landless conference-2026 was held in Subarnachar, Noakhali, with various demands including the implementation of Khas land settlement.

The conference was organized by the Akter Mia Hat Landless Area Association at the initiative of the NGO 'Nijera Kari' at Kamal Bazar in Char Maksumul village of Mohammadpur Union No. 8 of the upazila on Monday noon.

Chaired by the association's president Jamal Uddin and moderated by General Secretary Md. Delwar Hossain, the conference was addressed by 'Nijera Kari's' Chittagong divisional organizer Matiur Rahman, former chairman of Greater Char Clerk Union Khairul Alam Selim, former president of Mohammadpur Union BNP Nurul Islam Azad, advocate of Noakhali District Judge Court Enam Hossain Manjur, president of Subarnachar Upazila Krishak Dal Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, program organizer of 'Nijera Kari' Mosharraf Hossain, Subarnachar Upazila Chhatra Dal leader Tanvir Ahmed Palak, village committee president Md. Alamgir, landless leader Kulchuma Akhter, landless leader Anwar Hossain and local women leader Aklima Khatun among others.

More than a thousand landless family members participated in the conference. They said that they have been living in the area for about 25-26 years and have cleared the forests and jungles on their own initiative to make the land suitable for living, but they have not yet received permanent ownership.

The speakers said that it is the responsibility of the state to ensure the fair rights of the landless. Effective initiatives should be taken to establish the land rights of the real landless people who have been living for a long time.

The conference raised various demands including Khas land settlement, ending child marriage and dowry system, and taking administrative action against land grabbers and illegal occupants. Later, a play titled 'Samajer Halchal' was performed highlighting social inequalities and a new committee of 11 members of Akhter Mia Hat Bhumihin Jatra Samiti was announced. In this, Delwar Hossain has been made the president, Abu Jafar the general secretary and Jamal Uddin the organizing secretary.