Bangladesh Condensed from Analysis on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples Customary Land and Resource Rights in Bangladesh by S. Tripura, S. K. Ripa, and T. Sumaiya of Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD). For more details of the case, contact: alrd@agni.com. An indigenous woman collecting firewood for the forest in CHT. T o the indigenous peoples (IPs) of Bangladesh, land means more than just a natural resource from which they derive their livelihood. Land is also an inextricable part of their identity and culture, as IPs have a deeply felt spiritual and emotional kinship with the earth and all of its fruits. Indeed, long before the arrival of the colonial powers and the implementation of formal ownership structures, the indigenous photo by Supriyo Chakma 14 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)