Dhaka, April 9 -- Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar has asked all concerned to give importance on saving agricultural land whenever taking up any development scheme.

"Before taking-up a project, it should be given importance to whether the project should be taken by excluding agricultural land as much as possible. Above all, agricultural land must be saved," he said, reports BSS.

He gave the instruction while presiding over the 146th meeting of the Central Land Allocation Committee in the meeting room of the Land Ministry here on Tuesday.

The Adviser stressed the need for taking opinions of the locals in case of land acquisition. "In cases where land is acquired in the interest of the development of the state, the opinions of the locals sho...