Selling a Purbachal Plot in 2026: Papers, Source Tax and Steps

Purbachal Estate Agency · brokering Purbachal plots since 2010 · Updated 27 October 2026

In short: to sell a RAJUK Purbachal plot you need its original papers in order, a buyer who checks them at RAJUK, and two registered deeds at the sub-registry office: the sale agreement (bayna), registered within 60 days of signing, and the sale deed. A residential plot on RAJUK’s schedule with a registered lease deed needs no RAJUK permission since November 2025. The buyer pays RAJUK’s 3% and the registration costs; the seller pays source tax, for most of Purbachal 3% of the deed value or Tk 60,000 per decimal, whichever is higher.

First: which route does your plot take?

Lease deed registered, plot on the schedule: the sale deed is registered at the sub-registry office without RAJUK’s prior permission.
No lease deed yet: a sale deed is usually not possible; in practice such plots change hands by a registered irrevocable power of attorney.
Excluded plot (special-consideration allotment of January 2009–July 2024, commercial, disputed, abandoned or not on the schedule): you apply to RAJUK for transfer permission on EPMS first, then the deed follows.

The schedule lists plots one by one, so check your exact sector, road and plot number. How each route works is in our transfer and namjari guide.

Papers to gather before you list

Serious buyers ask to see originals, and the sub-registry office needs them for the deed. Put these together first:

Allotment letter (provisional and final, and any revised one).
Receipts for every instalment to RAJUK, including any payment for extra land found at the final survey.
Possession letter (and the final survey letter, if you have it).
Registered lease deed (99 years). Without it, see the second route above.
RAJUK namjari letter in your name, if you bought the plot or inherited it.
Every earlier deed from the first allottee to you, with RAJUK’s permission letters for sales before November 2025.
AC Land khatian and DCR (the namjari fee receipt), and land development tax receipts up to the current year (1 July–30 June).
Your NID, TIN and proof of tax return. Proof of return is required in city corporation, municipal and cantonment areas; ask the sub-registry office whether your mouza needs it.
Bank clearance if the plot was mortgaged; heirship and succession papers if you inherited it; the registered power of attorney if someone signs for the owner.

Check that your name, the sector, road, plot number and area are the same on every paper; a buyer’s lawyer will stop at a mismatch. If a paper is lost, ask RAJUK how to get a copy before you list the plot.

What you pay: source tax

The buyer pays RAJUK’s 3% fee, the registration fee, stamp duty and local government tax. The seller’s cost at registration is source tax, collected at the sub-registry office before the deed is registered. For RAJUK residential plots in Rupganj or Kaliganj mouzas, which is most of Purbachal, the Withholding Tax Rules 2026 (SRO 210/2026, Schedule 1 row 6, in force from 1 July 2026) set it at 3% of the deed value or Tk 60,000 per decimal, whichever is higher. 1 katha is about 1.65 decimals.

Two worked examples, both with a Tk 3 crore deed
Plot	3% of the deed value	Tk 60,000 per decimal	Source tax (the higher)
5 katha (about 8.25 decimals)	Tk 9,00,000	Tk 4,95,000	Tk 9,00,000
10 katha (about 16.5 decimals)	Tk 9,00,000	Tk 9,90,000	Tk 9,90,000

Source tax is the seller’s tax by law, but who actually pays it is often agreed in the deal. Write it into the bayna.
Since the Finance Act 2026 this tax is no longer the seller’s final tax, so more may be due in your return. Talk to a tax adviser.
Plots in the small Dhaka-district part of Purbachal fall in a higher row; ask the sub-registry office.
The deed value cannot be below the government minimum (mouza) value. We do not advise writing a value below the real price; the risks are explained here.

The buyer’s side of the bill, about 8.5% of the deed value, is in the cost calculator.

The steps, and what takes time

Gather the papers and check the route. Find your plot in the schedule. If it is excluded, apply to RAJUK for transfer permission on EPMS before you promise a deed date: since 1 September 2026 Purbachal applications are made online, and we found no published time limit for RAJUK’s decision.
Agree the price and who pays which cost. Then sign the bayna, and present it for registration within 60 days of signing (Registration (Amendment) Act 2026). Write the balance, the last date for the deed and what happens if either side backs out.
Let the buyer check. The buyer will ask to see RAJUK’s file with you and to search the sub-registry office for earlier deeds (see the next section).
Register the sale deed at the sub-registry office for the plot’s mouza (Rupganj or Kaliganj for most plots). The buyer pays RAJUK’s 3% and the registration costs by pay order; you pay the source tax. Take the balance only through a bank, into your own account.
After the deed, the buyer files with RAJUK. The buyer gives RAJUK the certified deed copy and namjari papers within 90 days, and RAJUK is to update its record within 30 days. The Land Ministry’s target for AC Land namjari is 28 days; its own data in 2022 showed an average of 43 days (Prothom Alo, 28 September 2022).

How buyers will check you, and why it helps

Every serious buyer is told, by us and by the guides, to check the seller before paying. Expect a buyer to:

ask for the original papers, not photocopies;
go with you to RAJUK’s Estate and Land branch and see the plot’s file;
match your NID name, father’s name and photo with the allotment letter and RAJUK’s file;
search the sub-registry office for any earlier bayna, sale, power of attorney or mortgage;
ask whether the plot is a special-consideration allotment;
pay only by bank into an account in your own name.

This is good for you. A buyer who has checked the file is ready to sign, and a clean check answers the fraud fear that slows most plot deals. If you live abroad, the buyer will want a video call and a power of attorney made through a Bangladesh mission (how that works). What buyers are told to look for is in our owner check guide.

Selling through Purbachal Estate Agency

We check buyers before we show them your plot.
We never give your phone number to anyone, and we never publish your plot number or road number. The site shows the asking price and its date, the sector, size, facing, front road and the plot’s spot on the map.
You pay commission only when the plot sells, at a rate agreed with you before we start.
We have brokered Purbachal plots since 2010, from our office at House 13, Road 305, Sector 24, Purbachal New Town, Dhaka (Saturday–Thursday, 10 AM–6 PM; closed Fridays and government holidays).

To start, tell us the sector and size and find out for free what similar plots are asking now on our Sell your plot page, or call or WhatsApp 01711-482191.

Questions sellers ask

Do I need RAJUK permission to sell my Purbachal plot?

Not if it is residential, on the schedule, has a registered lease deed and is not in an excluded group. Excluded plots need RAJUK’s permission first, applied for on EPMS.

Who pays RAJUK’s 3% fee?

The buyer, at the sub-registry office when the deed is executed (Housing Ministry notification of 9 November 2025).

Can I sell a plot that has no lease deed?

Usually not by a sale deed; in practice the plot changes hands by a registered irrevocable power of attorney, and how the November 2025 rule applies to such plots is not yet clear, so ask RAJUK (details).

Can I sell an inherited plot?

Yes. For a scheduled plot, namjari in the heirs’ names needs no prior RAJUK permission and is applied for on EPMS; every heir must sign the sale deed (details).

Is the source tax my final tax?

No. Since the Finance Act 2026 it is no longer final, so more tax may be due in your return; ask a tax adviser.

Sources

Last checked: 25 October 2026. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; confirm your plot’s status with RAJUK and your tax position with a tax adviser before you sign.

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