, Oct. 26 -- The government has taken an initiative to establish citizen service centres at every Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office across the country to make land-related services more accessible to the public, said Senior Secretary of the Land Ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed.

"People often face harassment at land offices, and that's why we have taken the initiative to deliver land services online to people's doorsteps," he said while speaking at a seminar titled 'The Role of Media in Citizen-Friendly Land Services' held at the media centre of the Secretariat.

Since December last year, five online-based services have been launched.

"Besides, honest and transparent land management cannot be achieved by the Ministry of Land alone - assistance ...