DHAKA, March 20, 2025 (BSS) - Legal Aid has been provided to indigent litigants in 4,18,742 cases with legal assistance at government expense through National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO).

This information has been revealed in a report published in the website of NLASO.

This report provides detailed information on legal assistance provided by NLASO from 2009 to February 2025.

Initially, this service of the National Legal Aid Services Organization was launched at the district level. But, later, this service was introduced in the Supreme Court, the Workers' Legal Aid Cell in Dhaka and Chattogram, and prisons across the country.

The report said that legal aid has been provided to insolvent litigants in 4,18,742 cases, out of which 2,13,703 cases have been settled. Besides, Taka 236,75,31,382 has been collected through the country's 64 district legal aid offices and Taka 6,63,26,215 has been collected through the workers' legal aid cells in Dhaka and Chattogram.

A total of 11,82,767 beneficiaries have received legal aid at government expense under the National Legal Aid Services Organization from 2009 to February 2025. This legal service is provided at the 64 District Legal Aid offices of the country, the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, the Dhaka and Chattogram Workers' Legal Aid Cells, and the Government Legal Aid National Helpline Call Center (toll-free-'16430').

Among the beneficiaries, 28,761 people got assistance through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, 9,39,831 people through the 64 district legal aid offices of the country, 29,117 people through the Dhaka and Chattogram Workers' Legal Aid Cells and 1,85,058 people through the National Helpline Call Center (toll-free-'16430').

This service has been provided at government expense under the 'Legal Aid Act' with the aim of providing legal aid to financially indigent and incompetent people seeking justice in the country. 

The activities of the National Legal Aid Services Organization are carried out under the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.