After applying for our land mutation online, we waited a week for the scheduled hearing. Upon appearing before the AC Land officer, we were informed that our application could not be approved without land ownership documents dating back to 1963. Demanding documentation from 1963 ,years before the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, everything feels like a setup. Since we do not possess these pre independence records, a middleman claiming to be a journalist from Jamuna TV approached us, offering to resolve the issue in exchange for a bribe. Left with no viable alternative to navigate the bureaucracy and settle our property rights, we are forced to pay.