Since 2009 till September of this year, the National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) has used government funding to provide legal assistance to 11,10,036 justice seekers in 403,201 cases.
Additionally, according to a report posted on its website today, the organisation has settled 2,03,032 cases over the past 15 years and has given legal aid to 1,21,630 inmates during that time.
By resolving legal aid-related issues and distributing the funds to the victims, the organisation has so far provided 4,42,696 legal advices to those seeking justice and generated Taka close to 217.70 crore in compensation.
According to the report, the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office provided legal assistance to 28,016 people, the Employees Legal Aid Offices in Dhaka and Chattogram provided 28,853 services, the 64 district legal aid offices provided 8,74,661 services, and the toll-free hotline call centre provided 1,78,506 services.
According to the study, the office provided legal services to 17,328 additional persons prior to the launch of the national help line. Additionally, the organisation resolved 1,29,038 cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services.
National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO), a statutory body of the government under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs responsible for providing legal aid to poor Bangladeshis since 2009. The organisation was formed in 2001. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has instructed the NLASO to appoint lawyers for the defendants in the lower courts if there is no lawyer for them.
