Dhaka:The Directorate of Bangladesh Legal Aid (DBLA) has provided free legal advice to 385,503 individuals through its offices in all 64 districts from 2009 to September 2026. This initiative was part of a larger effort to support financially insolvent litigants, resulting in the disposal of 243,685 cases at government expense during the same period.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the statutory organization under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs reported that 31,409 people received legal assistance via the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office. Additionally, 30,658 individuals were supported through Labour Legal Aid Cells in Dhaka and Chattogram.
The DBLA has extended legal assistance to a total of 13,83,617 people through district legal aid offices and has recovered Taka 7,04,98,610 in compensation for workers via its labour legal aid cells in Dhaka and Chattogram. Overall, the programme has assisted 16,63,620 individuals so far.
Moreover, the DBLA resolved 2,57,227 cases and disputes through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), benefiting 5,02,181 people. Up to September 2026, the toll-free national legal aid helpline (16699) provided legal advice to 2,17,479 individuals.
The report further indicated that 27,910 people received legal advice from the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office, 3,85,503 from district legal aid offices, and 22,461 from the Labour Legal Aid Cells in Dhaka and Chattogram, culminating in a total of 6,53,810 individuals receiving government-funded legal advice through the legal aid programme up to September 2026.