In Bangladesh most of the people are improvised and they cannot access themselves to justice to protect their legal rights. To address this problem Legal Aid services are provided by the Government and different NGOs.
To provide Legal Aid to the needy people Government enacted the Legal Aid Services Act, 2000. This law provides for giving financial support to poor people to institute or defend cases in courts. Legal Aid Committees headed by the respective District Judges have been constituted with panel lawyers in each district. A Statutory body called National Legal Aid Organization has been established and there is a National Legal Aid Board consisting of 19 members.
Government also introduced National Helpline for Government Legal Aid Services. A call center has been set up at the National Legal Aid Services Organization’s central office with this short code 16430 number. This is a toll free (cost free) number.
To avail Government Legal Aid services please call to the Call Center at 16430 for details information or visit National Legal Aid Organization Website for Contact details.