Dhaka: The National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) has provided government-funded legal assistance to 133,473 prisoners across the country from 2009 to October 2025.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the latest report published on the organization's website reveals significant outreach in legal aid services, benefitting a total of 1,330,161 underprivileged and justice-seeking individuals.
Legal aid activities initially began at the district level but have expanded nationwide. The services are now available through Legal Aid Offices in all 64 districts, the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, Workers' Legal Aid Cells in Dhaka and Chattogram, and the National Helpline Call Center with a toll-free number, 16699.
The report details that 29,912 individuals received assistance via the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, 1,077,803 through the 64 District Legal Aid Offices, 29,744 through the Workers' Legal Aid Cells, and 192,702 were aided through the National Helpline Call Center.
The NLASO has been instrumental in providing free legal assistance to financially disadvantaged, helpless, and insolvent individuals under the Legal Aid Services Act, 2000. The organization operates as a government-regulated service body under the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.