A total of 2,385 cases have been settled through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office under the auspices of the Directorate of Legal Aid.
This information was disclosed in a report published on the Directorate’s website. The report states that out of this service, 2,385 cases were settled through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office at government expense, 240,475 cases through Legal Aid offices in 64 districts, and 825 cases through the Dhaka and Chittagong Labour Legal Aid Cells.
The National Legal Aid Agency is carrying out this activity under the ‘Legal Aid Services Act’ enacted to provide free legal assistance to financially insolvent and helpless litigants.
The agency is a government-controlled service organization under the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs.