DHAKA, March 23, 2025 (BSS) - The National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) has provided legal aid to 1,26,372 prisoners at government expense.

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

This report provides detailed information on legal assistance provided by NLASO from 2009 to March 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 a total of 11,95,075 beneficiaries have received legal aid at government expense from 2009 to February 2025.

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.