• Housing, Land & Property Working Group

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What is HLP?

Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights encompass a spectrum of entitlements pertaining to the ownership, utilization, transfer, and habitation of land and any fixed assets. The accessibility of these rights is paramount for all individuals, with a special emphasis on refugees, ensuring their wellbeing and security. Without access to HLP rights, refugees are left susceptible to a myriad of protection risks, encompassing both physical and psychological adversities, including forced evictions, arbitrary rent increase and disruption of their access to services. Moreover, the resolution of HLP issues within the refugee and displacement framework serves as a fundamental prerequisite for the effective delivery of various humanitarian services, including Shelter, WASH and CCCM.

HLP Working Group in Bangladesh 

The HLP Working Group aims to strengthen tenure security and ensure equitable access to housing, land, and property for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. It focuses on preventing evictions, resolving land disputes, and mitigating protection risks stemming from informal shelter arrangements, arbitrary rent increases, and the absence of legal tenure. Coordinated under the Protection Sector and co-led by NRC, the HLP WG is supported by actors from SCCCM, WASH, and other sectors. It plays a critical role in guiding strategic interventions, conducting assessments, and advancing policy and advocacy efforts to safeguard HLP rights. The response is grounded in cross-sectoral collaboration and emphasizes localized solutions, capacity strengthening, and evidence-based planning.

 

Housing, Land and Property Dashboard 2026

 

Summary of Total Beneficiaries Assisted

In 2025

5,260

Total beneficiaries

47%

Percentage of women

207

Persons with disability

230

Beneficiaries needing support to prevent eviction

 

In 2024

6,761

Total beneficiaries

49%

Percentage of women

202

Persons with disability

879

Beneficiaries needing support to prevent eviction

 

In 2023

4,344

Total beneficiaries

42%

Percentage of women

164

Persons with disability

825

Beneficiaries needing support to prevent eviction

Strategy Documents

Assessments and Factsheets

Members

Co-Chairs: Protection Sector and NRC

HLP WG Members: Action Aid Bangladesh, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), BRAC, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mukti Cox’s Bazar, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Oxfam, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Contacts

Ezzatullah Raji
Housing Land and Property (HLP) Adviser
Mobile: +8801842155723
Email: [email protected]

Mehtab Samir Sayem
ICLA Project Manager
Mobile: +8801673259688 
Email: [email protected]