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Insolvent litigants get Tk 252.5cr via Legal Aid compensation

Greenwatch Desk Law 2025-04-26, 6:16pm

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The insolvent litigants have been compensated with Taka 252.51 crore through the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO).


This information has been revealed in a report published on the website of NLASO.

This report provides detailed information on legal assistance provided by NLASO from 2009 to March 2025.

It said that under the organization, Taka 245,88,34,866 was collected as compensation for insolvent litigants through the legal aid offices in 64 districts of the country and Taka 6,63,26,215 through the workers' legal aid cells in Dhaka and Chattogram.

This service has been provided at government expense under the 'Legal Aid Act' with the aim of providing legal aid to financially indigent and incompetent people seeking justice in the country.

The activities of the National Legal Aid Services Organization are carried out under the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, reports BSS.