Land Grabbing and Its Impacts on Indigenous Livelihoods: A Study on the Patro Community in Sylhet

Abstract

This analytical study investigates the process and impacts of land grabbing of Patro indigenous community in Sylhet region of north-eastern part of Bangladesh. The results show that the land of Patro people were being grabbed by a section of influential mainstream people and private organization using different methods, including forged documents and forcibly ousting them from their land. It is also found that land acquisition by the government for its various development projects has made the highest number of Patro families landless. Land grabbing poses a vital threat to the livelihood of Patro peoples.

Keywords: Land Grabbing, Indigenous People, and Patro Community.