DHAKA, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS) – The National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) has recovered compensation amounting to Taka 6,6926,215 for workers.

This information was revealed in a report published on the NLASO website.

The report provides detailed information on legal assistance provided by NLASO from 2009 to July 2025.

Initially, this legal service was offered to the indigent population at the district level. It was later expanded to the Supreme Court, the toll-free ‘16430’ call center, workers’ legal aid cells in Dhaka and Chattogram, and prisons across the country.

According to the report, the Workers’ Legal Assistance Cell in Dhaka and Chattogram has provided 21,682 legal advice services. Legal assistance was offered in 4,465 cases, of which 815 have been settled.

Initiatives for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) were taken in 3,301 cases, resulting in the settlement of 1,914 cases. So far, a total of 29,448 beneficiaries have received legal assistance from the Workers’ Legal Assistance Cell in Dhaka and Chattogram.

This service is provided at government expense under the ‘Legal Aid Act’ to assist financially indigent and legally 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.