Namjari and Khatian in Bangladesh: Land Record Checks Before Buying

Start with the parcel identifiers

A Bangladesh land investigation needs more than the seller’s name or a familiar neighbourhood. Ask for the mouza, relevant khatian, dag or plot references, recorded extent and deed particulars. Identify the survey or record series involved so that two similar numbers from different records are not silently treated as the same parcel.

Khatian is used for land-record information, while namjari concerns mutation of the record following the relevant event. The Ministry of Land provides a separate e-mutation service and guidance. Ask a local lawyer how the deed, mutation order and current record relate in your transaction rather than relying on one paper as the whole investigation.

Check what the e-mutation application actually achieved

Use the official mutation service and the authorised application details to establish the stage of the case. Receipt, processing, approval, payment and a final downloadable record are different pieces of evidence. Ask the seller which stage is complete and request the corresponding documents.

The Ministry’s application guidance describes tracking the decision and obtaining the final khatian and DCR evidence through the relevant workflow. Confirm current instructions and payment arrangements through the official service. A payment receipt or tracking screenshot should retain its actual label rather than being described as a completed transfer of every legal right.

• Record the mutation case and decision references.
• Match the applicant and parcel with the proposed sale.
• Keep approval, payment and final record evidence separate.
• Ask about corrections, pending cases and missing documents.

Reconcile the deed, khatian and physical land

Have the lawyer compare owner names, shares, prior transactions and the parcel description across the supplied records. If the seller owns only a share, ask exactly which interest is offered and how possession or division is documented. A statement that mutation is complete does not explain every co-owner or inheritance question.

Ask a suitable survey professional to connect the dag references, recorded extent and boundaries to the land shown during the viewing. Investigate access and occupation separately. Keep any difference between the advertised area and documentary extent open until the appropriate records and professional findings explain it.

A fictional survey-reference mismatch

This scenario illustrates a document comparison, not a title finding or mutation decision.

Agree which questions must be resolved before payment

Ask the lawyer which registration searches, authority documents and other enquiries are appropriate, including relevant charges or competing interests. Record who must resolve a discrepancy and what evidence will demonstrate completion. Avoid setting a payment deadline based solely on the anticipated speed of an online service.

Browse Bangladesh listings to compare stated locations and offers, then request the real parcel references for the land worth investigating. MarkMyProperty does not issue khatian or namjari records and does not certify ownership. Its map outline is a location aid; official records and suitable legal and survey checks address the interest being sold.