The Bangladesh Registration Service Association has placed a six-point demand before Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, seeking reforms and better facilities for officials and employees of the Registration Department.

The demands were presented by the association's Secretary General Michael Mohiuddin Abdullah at its annual general meeting at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre on Saturday.

Association President Mohammad Ramzan Khan chaired the meeting, while the law minister attended as the chief guest, according to a press release.

The first demand is to create the post of senior sub-registrar at all 61 district headquarters. Currently, a sub-registrar takes around 20 to 25 years to be promoted to district registrar, the association said.

The second demand is to establish permanent sub-registrar posts at Bangladeshi embassies abroad to make power of attorney services easier for expatriates and help prevent fraud.

The association also demanded official vehicles for district registrars, saying heads of other government departments at district and upazila levels already enjoy the facility.

Its fourth demand is to establish a dedicated training academy for the Directorate of Registration and arrange overseas training for officials.

The association said 242 officials had already received training in the UK and Australia, while Tk 10 crore had been allocated for local and overseas training in the current fiscal year.

The fifth demand is to appoint a Grade-10 officer and a dedicated computer operator at every sub-registrar's office.

The sixth demand covers three issues concerning deed writers, copyists and temporary staff, known as umedars.

The association proposed increasing the fee for deed writers to Tk 5,000 per deed, saying the existing rate had not been revised for a long time.

It also demanded permanent appointments for around 16,000 copyists working in sub-registrar's offices, saying none of them currently held permanent positions.

Besides, it sought an increase in the daily allowance of umedars, who currently receive only Tk 60.

The association also expressed concern that the land registration automation project could affect the livelihoods of deed writers and urged the minister to assure them that their profession would continue.

In a written statement, the association's secretary general also highlighted five major developments in the Registration Department.

He said amendments had been made to the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, introducing new sections 122A and 122B to recognise gifts of property while retaining lifetime rights of use and enjoyment.

The Directorate of Registration (Officers and Employees) Recruitment Rules, 2025, were published in the official gazette on October 19, 2025, he said.

Under the rules, sub-registrars joining in Grade 9 can be promoted to the post of Inspector General of Registration in Grade 2. Promotions and postings under the new rules have already taken place, the statement added.

The association also said steps had been taken to fill vacancies in the department. Of around 121 vacant sub-registrar posts at the field level, a recruitment notice was issued through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) Secretariat on October 19, 2026, to fill 84 posts.

It also referred to the approval of a Tk 632-crore land registration automation project at an Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting on November 25, 2025.

The project is expected to reduce fraud and forgery in land registration and increase government revenue, the statement said.

Besides, a proposal has been submitted to introduce a separate BCS (Registration) cadre, including provisions to accommodate existing officials, following the law minister's directives.

According to the association, the Registration Department generated Tk 18,625 crore in revenue in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Despite its growing revenue contribution, the department has remained without significant modernisation for a long time, the statement added.