Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Landless Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Bangladesh local government department / Municipal Corporation/ Union Parishad’s Office link the applicant can also approach deputy commissioner officer in their locality.
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant may be required to provide testimony from two witnesses who can vouch for his/her landless status.
8. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. All applications are processed within a reasonable time, having regard to the particular circumstances of each application, including the completeness of information and documents submitted to the authority by the applicant.
11. After the successful completion of verification, the authority will issue the certificate. The process will be notified to the applicant via SMS or Email.
12. This entire process can be completed within 15 - 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Completed application form
• National identity card
• Copy of passport
• Ownership of the land
• Land documents
• passport size photographs
• Any other relevant documents as specified in the application guidelines.

Local Government Division – Bangladesh
Building No 7, Bangladesh Secretariat,
Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka – 1000
List of corporations Link

Note: The applicant can click the organisation menu to find more details about corporations, union parishad and upazilla offices

Contact details link
Upazilla or Union Parishad offices link
Offices – directory link

DHAKA NORTH CITY CORPORATION
Chief Revenue Officer
Nagar Bhaban, Gulshan Center Point,
Plot# 23-26, Road# 46, Level-6,
DNCC Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212.
E-mail: cro@dncc.gov.bd
Phone (Office)+88 02 55052088
Fax: +880255052088
Contact Details link

DHAKA SOUTH CITY CORPORATION
Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Phone: +880 2-9556014
Contact Details link

• Any land owner who intends to Apply for Landless Certificate is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Email
• Telephone
• Gender
• Land details
• Contact details
• Fax
• Declaration
• Signature

• A Landless Certificate is a legal document issued by the government of Bangladesh to certify that the holder does not own any land in the country. The certificate is generally issued by the Union Parishad, which is the local government body at the village level.

• The Landless Certificate is an important document that is often required for various purposes, such as applying for government benefits and services, including social safety net programs, and job opportunities that require a proof of landlessness.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.