Living abroad, I purchased a 5-katha plot from Bashundhara in 2009. After 17 years of trying—and failing—to complete the registration process without paying extra, I was forced to spend 24.05 lakh BDT for the registration fee and 17 lakh BDT in bribes. Back in 2015, officials demanded an 8 lakh BDT bribe alongside the standard registration costs. I refused and exhausted every available channel to resolve it legally, but nothing worked. To make matters worse, the AC Land office is now demanding 1,35,000 BDT for the land mutation, even though the official government fee is only around 1,200 BDT.