DHAKA, Oct 29, 2024 (BSS) -The National Legal Aid Services Organization 
(NLASO) has realized Taka 217,59,61,858 from the defendants as compensation 
for the poor justice seekers during last 15 years.

The organization has published the information on its legal aid activities from 
2009 to 2024 in its website.

According to the reports, some 11,10,036 people have so far received legal help 
from the government expenditure from 2009 to September this year in 4,03,201 
cases from 2009 to March this year. A total of 2,03,032 cases have been settled 
by giving legal assistance during the period . Some 4,42,696  justice seekers were 
given legal advices at that time.

A total of 28,016 people got services from the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, 
8,74,661 got from 64 district legal aid offices, 28,853 persons from the 
Employees Legal Aid Office in Dhaka and Chattogram and 1,78,506 from the 
toll free hotline call centre. 

In addition, around 17,328 people received legal help from the office before 
introducing the national help line.

Besides, the organization has solved 1,29,038 cases through alternative dispute 
resolution(ADR) service out of 1,42, 612 cases. Total beneficiary of the ADR 
project are 2,43,512 persons, of them 1,21,630 people received legal assistance 
from inside the prisons. 

The government has been providing legal assistance to the financially insolvent 
and poor people through the NLASO. 

The Chief Justice has recently instructed the organization to provide legal 
assistance at the lower courts for criminal cases by appointing lawyers.